Ética do uso de cadáveres humanos para ensino de anatomia: Uma abordagem histórica, teórica e legal.
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Bioethics, Anatomy, Dissection, History of Medicine, TeachingAbstract
The teaching of anatomy through the dissection of human cadavers was, for centuries, the fundamental pedagogical basis for the training of doctors and other health professionals. However, despite the practice following the history of medicine since its beginnings, until the present moment there is no adequate focus on the ethical aspects related to the performance of this procedure in the training of physicians. Such issues are complex and involve from obtaining the corpse, its preservation method, daily handling and subsequent proper disposal. However, the central ethical question to be debated is whether the person whose body will be a source for activities has given consent to do so. The present work aims to carry out a brief review of the history of human dissection, the ethical principles surrounding the subject, its potential conflicts and legal aspects on the use of cadavers for the training of health professionals.
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