Post by ladybre on Oct 3, 2020 19:48:48 GMT -5
In "You Can't Keep Your Parents' Skulls," Doughty explores the legal history and rationale that make it incredibly difficult to keep the skull of a dead member as a keepsake, even if the deceased had previously given you written consent to do so in a non-creepy way.
In the United States, no federal law prevents owning, buying, or selling human remains, unless the remains are Native American. Otherwise, whether you're able to sell or own human remains is decided by each individual state. At least 38 states have laws that should prevent the sale of human remains, but in reality the laws are vague, confusing, and enforced at random. In one seven-month period in 2012–13, 454 human skulls were listed on eBay, with an average opening bid of just under $650 (eBay subsequently banned the practice).
I read it here.
Ew. Why would anyone want to?
inside. People are twisted.
