After we die : the life and times of the human cadaver /

This volume chronicles not only a human corpse's physical state but also its legal and moral status, including what rights, if any, the corpse possesses. The author argues that a corpse maintains a "quasi-human status" granting it certain protected rights-both legal and moral. One of...

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Main Author:	Cantor, Norman L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2010]
Subjects:	Sacrilege. Offenses against the person. Burial laws. Dead > Legal status, laws, etc. Human body > Law and legislation. Dead bodies (Law) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book