Bill introduced in response to "Bodies" Exhibit

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From the linked article:

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The exhibit, which displays remains of Chinese citizens or residents that were originally received by the Chinese Bureau of Police, recently completed a seven-month Honolulu run that started June 14 at an Ala Moana Center exhibition hall near Nordstrom. The displays were created by Premier Exhibitions Inc., an Atlanta-based company that maintains that the cadavers are unclaimed bodies from Dalian Medical University, a teaching hospital recognized by the World Health Organization.
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Premier Exhibitions settled a lawsuit brought last year by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused Premier of displaying the bodies of executed Chinese prisoners.

In that settlement, Premier agreed to obtain documentation of the cause of death and origin of the bodies as well as the consent of the deceased to have their remains displayed.

For unclaimed remains previously obtained, the company must post notices, including: "This exhibit displays human remains of Chinese citizens or residents which were originally received by the Chinese Bureau of Police. The Chinese Bureau of Police may receive bodies from Chinese prisons. Premier cannot independently verify that the human remains you are viewing are not those of persons who were incarcerated in Chinese prisons."

The settlement does not apply outside the state of New York.

Hong Jiang, a professor of geography at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, said she did not attend the display while it was in town because she believes the Chinese government is lying about where the bodies came from.

"It is very hard to believe that Chinese families would sell the bodies of their family members for any amount of money. It's culturally prohibitive," she said.

Jiang believes the bodies used in the exhibition are executed Chinese prisoners
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Scott Lozanoff, chairman of the anatomy department at the University of Hawai'i's John A. Burns School of Medicine, said "even informed consent does not justify displaying human remains in public. I didn't see a lot of educational intent in that program."

"In my estimation, both the process in developing that display and the display itself lacked redeeming social values," Lozanoff said. "The display dealt with bodies almost certainly from Chinese individuals who were prisoners, and there was no evidence of consent for body procurement or display."

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I think I would pass on that exhibit. I have more respect for my fellow man, includung his remains.
Pass the law.






Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.