This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research.
Tarrant County commissioners discussed terminating their agreement with the University of North Texas Health Science Center at a meeting Sept. 17.
Shelby Tauber for NBC NewsTarrant County had delegated the work of contacting dead people’s families and cremating their remains to the Health Science Center.
The revamped rules give preference to cremating unclaimed bodies, which is cheaper than burial.
For years, Shupe urged officials to stop providing unclaimed bodies to the Health Science Center, saying it was immoral to have them dissected and studied without consent.
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Alisa Simmons, Shelby Tauber, Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County’s, Tarrant, Eli Shupe, Shupe, ”, Dale Leggett, Tim Leggett, Tim Leggett Tim Leggett, Dale, Leggett, “
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