NBC News investigates using and selling unclaimed corpses
After NBC News began investigating a medical center in Texas that was making money by dissecting, studying, and exporting hundreds of unclaimed bodies, the university suspended its program. In part two of this series,
In North Texas, some unclaimed bodies go to UNT for research — often without permission of next of kin
Despite the bodies being labeled as “unclaimed,” reporters were able to find family who were still looking for their loved ones.
Tarrant County will close program that used unclaimed bodies for medical research
The move comes after the University of North Texas Health Science Center suspended the program that used unclaimed bodies for research and reportedly sold some.
5 things to know about NBC News’ investigation into unclaimed bodies used for research in Texas
In response to reporters’ findings, the University of North Texas Health Science Center announced it was suspending its body donation program and firing the officials who led it.
Tarrant County ends partnership that used unclaimed bodies for medical research
Tarrant County commissioners voted to end a contract with the University of North Texas Health Science Center “as fast as humanly possible” after NBC News reported that the Fort Worth graduate school had used hundreds of unclaimed bodies for research and sale around the country.
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UPDATE: Dallas County Will No Longer Send Unclaimed Bodies to UNT Health Science Center.
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NBC reporter says UNT Health Science Center ‘leaned into’ using unclaimed bodies
What happens to our bodies after we die? Usually that’s something for our families and loved ones to decide. But in North ...
UNT Health Science Center suspends program that used unclaimed bodies, closes lab
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth suspended its program that used unclaimed bodies for ...
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UNT Health Science Center halts program that used unclaimed bodies for medical research
The University of North Texas Health Science Center announced the suspension in response to an investigation from NBC ...
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Tarrant County will no longer send unclaimed bodies to Fort Worth university after investigation
A NBC News report has prompted outcry from researchers and county leaders, including the county’s former longtime medical ...
Why has Texas allowed bodies of the poor to be donated without consent?
The Texas Legislature should revisit the regulatory framework surrounding the use of bodies and consider a total ban when ...