RT Journal
A1 Arango D, Greiffenstein P, O’Leary J
T1 Selected anatomists: At the boundary of contemporary ethics
JF JAMA Surgery
JO JAMA Surgery
YR 2013
FD January 1
VO 148
IS 1
SP 94
OP 98
DO 10.1001/jamasurgery.2013.407
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamasurgery.2013.407
AB Fascination with the interworkings of the human body has permeated scientific discovery for eons. Materials for dissection proved problematic for anatomists. Andreas Vesalius solved his dilemma by visiting local gallows where criminals had been executed. Eduard Pernkopf has been alleged to have taken some of his materials from victims of the Holocaust. Even today, executed criminals have served as subjects for anatomical educational purposes. These circumstances are explored and the contemporary ethics of each are compared.