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From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent

  • Written by Eli Shupe, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, University of Texas at Arlington
From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consentMedical students look at cadaver parts being used for demonstration.Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver intimately. During the course of their studies, they will carefully pull back layers...

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