The basement of horrors

Article Abstract:

Organs and tissues were removed from every child who had a post-mortem examination at Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool, England, according to a report by the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry. Four National Health Service employees have now been suspended and will face disciplinary procedures.

Legal issues & crime, Laws, regulations and rules, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Children, Liverpool, England, Hospital administration, Human dissection

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Insurers' use of genetic histories to be questioned

Article Abstract:

The case of a woman whose application for life assurance was questioned by Nationwide Life because her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer has prompted the British Medical Association to raise concerns with the insurance ombudsman about the use of genetic information by insurers.

Life Insurance, Direct Life Insurance Carriers, Insurance industry, Life insurance industry, Social policy, British Medical Association, Genetic discrimination, Nationwide Life Insurance Co.

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'When will they admit their guilt?'

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the post-mortem removal of organs from children by UK hospitals are discussed. This was a particularly common practice at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Analysis, Dead bodies (Law), Preservation of organs, tissues, etc., Organ preservation

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