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Article: UCLA Willed Body Program, shut down 18 months ago after alleged body parts selling scheme, given ok to reopen.(University of California, Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
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- Transplant News
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- October 31, 2005
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The Willed Body Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), which was suspended in March 2004 after a scandal in which two employees engaged in selling body parts from cadavers that had been donated to its school of medicine, will be allowed to open soon, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Under a preliminary ruling by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, UCLA will be able to set up a revamped cadaveric donor program with a new set of rules and supervision by the court for at least the next 18 months. The decision was the result of litigation on behalf of registered donors that accused UCLA of improperly disposing the donated bodies, the ...