20/20 Investigates Plastinated Bodies
Asking people what they think about Body Worlds is like arguing over religion. There are those that are adamantly against it stating that it’s immoral, disrespectful and exploitative. And there are those who think that it’s educational, artistic and enlightening. Either way it has become one of the most controversial exhibits of our time. And we all know controversy sells.
Tonight on ABC, 20/20’s Brian Ross presents “Human Bodies on Display: Where do they come from?”
A three-month “20/20″ investigation into the business of bodies tracked the ghoulish process to its origins — from a body processing factory on the German-Polish border, to Internet sites that offer the plasticized bodies for sale, to a rundown warehouse in northern China where “20/20’s” undercover cameras saw what has, until now, been kept well hidden.
This is supposed to be one of the best investigations put out by 20/20 in a while, so don’t miss it!
Catch it tonight (Friday) on ABC at 10pm E.T.
Hey, good article. I watched the 20/20 episode, and it made alot of sense. Since the chinese are now plastinating the bodies in direct violation of Dr. Gunthers Patents, I can only assume they’ll eventually turn up at the nearest Wal-Mart on Rollback for a couple hundred bucks a pop. Since everything they sell there is from China. Way to go China. What’s next, cheap, chinese cloned humans?