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Body Worlds Opens in London as Expert Questions Consent for Sexualised Body Poses

BODY WORLDS is opening in London amid renewed debate over whether donors gave informed consent for their remains to be arranged in sexualised and unconventional anatomical displays.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Gunther von Hagens obituary

German anatomist who devised a system of ‘plastination’ to preserve cadavers that were exhibited all over the world

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

'Dr. Death' Gunther von Hagens Dies at 81, His Final Wish Could Put His Own Body on Display

Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, has died at 81 after a cerebral hemorrhage. His final wish is to have his own body preserved.

Medical Daily · Jul 28