The anatomical donor

Question 1

Give the 2 sides to the question if the dead can be harmed

Answer 1

You can’s harm a dead person as they don’t have interests. Harming someone is going against their interests.

You can harm someone as you can go against interests they once had. You can harm their family and loved ones. How treat the dead informs how we treat the living.

Question 2

What is the difference between utilitarianism and consequentialism?

Answer 2

Utilitarianism specifies a good goal, whereas consequentialism doesn’t.

Question 3

Under UK law do we own our bodies? Answer with example.

Answer 3

No.
R V Bentham

Question 4

Give 2 examples of when consent was illegally ignored.

Answer 4

Henrietta Lacks
The Alder Hey Scandel (1999)

Question 5

What is the Human tissue authority?

Answer 5

They oversee the removal, storage and use of human tissues and organs.

Question 6

When was the Human tissue authority created?

Answer 6

2005

Question 7

What is the Human tissue Act?

Answer 7

These are laws that govern the use of tissues.

Question 8

When was the human tissue act?

Answer 8

2004

Question 9

When it comes to anatomical donation, What does the human tissue act state?

Answer 9

The use of a deceased person for the purpose of anatomical examination is lawful if:

a) done with appropriate consent
b) after the death has been registered.

Question 10

Give a brief description of cadaveric dissections throughout history. Who is in this picture?

Answer 10

1) Started in the 3rd century in Alexandria, Ancient Greece by Herophilus of Chalcedon
2) Galen used did animal dissections.
3) Nicolaes Tulp with medical students

Question 11

Who were Burke and Hare?

Answer 11

Landlords who killed tenants who couldn’t pay rent and sold their bodies for anatomical research.

Question 12

What are the 4 guiding principles of the Human Tissue Authority?

Answer 12

1) Consent
2) Dignity
3) Quality
4) Honesty and Openness