NBC News investigation reveals Texas medical school leasing out body parts of unclaimed corpses
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- A Texas medical center has been studying and leasing out the body parts of unclaimed people without the consent of that person or any survivors. After an NBC News investigation exposed its findings, the center suspended the program, a shocking about face after months of defending its practices. NBC News' Liz Kreutz has the details.
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#Texas #MedicalSchool #Unclaimed
This is how we treat the poor in our country. Disgusting. Shameful.
We?
Our?
There should be more public outrage. This is dystopian.
Not really
a culture that values money above all else
Money is nothing without humans.
This is exactly why the European settlers in the USA have no respect for ancestral Native Americans and feel they have a divine right to our ancestral remains they inadvertently find! Native American bodies and bones do not belong in the institutions built off the colonization and genocide of the Ethnic American race!! The USA has no right to anything or anyone before the 1500s, or any indigenous body after it!
@@GuyMyGuiver-d3p That's for sure.
This is why many leaders don't embrace capitalism, it's all about greed
😭
I thought you had to agree for your body to be used for medical/scientific purposes after death. It seems highly unethical to do that to a body, when there is no prior documentation stating that it’s the individuals wishes. An unclaimed body is still someone’s body and should be treated with respect.
It’s TX. What do you expect?
@@emilyfeagin2673I guess it’s the same as having a late term abortion
It was a practice going back to Burke and Hare, but. with improved means it is expensive ,but doable to ID and obtain family consent.
An industry has grown up around it. Disposal is expensive, and trying to make a buck off the situation is common.
It can be done properly and respectfully, with all the respect and formality that expresses respect.
This looks like a clown show, a desecration by any name. There are Medical Ethics Committees even for osteopaths
If a person is "homeless" at the time of their death, that's when the hospitals give them over to the State. Unless someone intervenes and requests the body or if they give the names and phone numbers of relatives to contact. It's the most horrific insult to a homeless person especially a Veteran. They become a State commodity. It's sickening. I think also the elderly are at risk if they have no living relative to claim them.
Treated with respect like being incinerated? Do you expect the medical examiners office to just hold onto these bodies forever?
My husband wanted to donate his body to a medical school. He had pancreatic cancer. They told us we wouldn’t get his body or ashes back afterwards.
This really makes me wonder.
I never imagined.
I'm so sorry for your loss. You should have gotten the ashes. You might want to look into why you couldn't get the ashes.
@@leasashaver2263 it’s why i refuse to donate, like, anything. I even tried to get my placentas back from the hospital after giving birth lol. They had “misplaced” them. And then there’s what they do with the foreskins from the baby boys they try to bully you into circumcising…
Different state medical programs have different policies about remains when they are done with studies. In CO the medical school track the cadavers through the whole process, and at the end the classes have a funeral for the person they studied on, with ashes going back to family. Sorry your program doesn't have that, sounds like they support themself selling the parts off.
That was your husband's choice.... VERY DIFFERENT
This is absolutely disgraceful! My heart goes out to the victims and families.
Victims?
Sad
@@Agtsmirnoff💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡
@@Agtsmirnoffdoes see you as a victim after other humans made money off your body parts!!! Nope you’re just nothing to @Agtsmirnoff
Where were the families while they were alive? SMDH
LEASING?? IT'S CALLED SELLING BODY PARTS
This could potentially fall under trafficking as well.
@@sissy4506 I wondered why it was called leasing too. It’s not like the body parts were being returned after use.
I wonder if any get repossessed for non payment 😬
@@Mockduck2020 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think leasing is more for like anatomical classes... not the parts being used for surgical training. the cadaver isnt modified for anatomy but for trainings they is a level of manipulation so it isnt "returned"
this is disgusting, absolutely unethical and criminal
What crime?
@@Agtsmirnoff
Don’t be daft. Legally this would classify as desecration of a corpse without express consent; in other words, don’t take something that’s not yours and do something with it that you shouldn’t. Hope that helped you understand.
@@Agtsmirnoffit’s called harvesting illegally!
@@Redoctobermach1 is it illegal?
@@Agtsmirnoff 👿
Those medical people knew what they were doing.
Normally or usually, when a body is unclaimed they do check with DOD or local VA to see if the person is a veteran. I know this because I used to work on the records side of the local VA and we got regular medical records requests for for those coming through the country. This is huge red flag.
How would the VA be able to identify a random dead body?
@@Agtsmirnoff The problem had nothing to do with identifying his body. They knew exactly who he was. I don't know how to process that this video said part of this veteran's body was sold to the army. What does that mean?
@@Gode777They said exactly what it meant, they dismembered his body and shipped the parts all over the world for medical and military research purposes, mostly to make money
@@01SaltyWitch What i mean is how can the selling off of veteran who's name would have been seen by the military -as they purchased his parts- not lead to that military saying stop, a mistake was made?
It's Texas, run by conservatives who care only about one thing - money. Very little they do would surprise me. If you told me they were intentionally killing homeless people for this program I wouldn't be surprised.
How disturbing
Extremely!!
This family needs to sue the heck of this state and hospital
What does a state have to do with it
@@MidnightMoses-ow1ul you can tell me 👀✌️
@@MidnightMoses-ow1ul did you not watch it??
@Pj287. Obviously not. Well, in their defense, comprehension doesn't seem to be their strong suit.
@Pj287. yes I did This family is disgusting
What they used to call grave robbers, basically.
The family needs to sue!
State needs to prosecute.
Maybe they should have told their family member to keep an ID on him 🤷🏻♂️
@@Agtsmirnoffshut up.
@@Agtsmirnoff mental illness is real. Disrespecting the Veteran or his family is shameful.
they're targeting poor black families who can't sue and nobody's gonna care cus it didn't happen to some rich white kid's body
The body is kind of the least of it. The fact that his discharge from the military left him destitute and uncared for.... that's literally heartbreaking that he was unhoused
Get real-it’s called “homeless”. They are constantly changing words & terms-“unhoused” is a euphemism to make something hellish sound less terrible
@@Therealhtrinity Who is "they" and what words & terms are "constantly changing"? Are you perhaps exaggerating because you've been radicalized by political propaganda?
@Therealhtrinity ok I kind of agree with you, but that's pure semantics. You're starting an argument with someone who you agree with right? You agree that they are making a good point about veteran treatment in this country being sickening, and that our veterans deserve so much more? They have a good point, even if they decided to change the word used which is dumb. But don't let the wording of a statement cause you to misunderstand the content of the message.
@@nodata4662 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12
Htf you "lease out" body parts? Now you owe that family
There is a whole industry based around post mortem body and tissue donations.
It requires consent. See Jimmy Carr's discussion on consent.
It is illegal as well as an exposure to tort.
You mean his kids, the ex-wife shouldn't get a dime.
I assume that medical schools lease out parts for their students to work on. They’ve gotta learn somehow. But there’s supposed to be process where a person agrees to donate their body to science before they die
@@d.n.8919yes. It’s what donor means on your I’d, and even then, there’s tons of regulation there. But Texas.
They should not send "unclaimed" bodies for medical use with no records of prior consent and organ donor registration. So disrespectful.
How is this not abuse of a corpse?
Because it’s the government, duh
$UE. Still disrespecting and selling Black people.
Seeds of Satan
And studying blks genetics this is the age of exposure!!
Thank you and I bet that’s who the highest percentage of people are
This is so disrespectful, and disgraceful, and they need to be sued.
Wait until you hear what our military does with unclaimed bodies.
What do they do ?
sometimes they are used to test explosives, sometimes the bodies are voluntarily donated (the person donating believes its for medical purposes) but they are not told it can be used to test military weapons/explosives
edit: aside from this there are also scandals of corpses not being properly tested before being handed off to medical schools, I cannot remember the name but there was a case where the students weren't notified of possible HIV exposure in a corpse they handled. crazy how under regulated the industry is
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@@aprilrains518 arg, my reply disappeared, but yeah what the other commenter said. Explosives and artillery tests plus I’m sure whatever else they can think of.
Unethical, simply not right.
Unbelievable.
Not really
A Class Action Lawsuit ready to happen!
SOLD AUCTION OFF IN DEATH!!!
Very troubling and disturbing but also, it would be interesting to know How many victims were Black.
Thank you, "Lester Holt." 🌹
Yep
They are cutting up the bodies and selling them, they don't care what color they are......
How utterly disgusting! The appalling things that go on in Texas are so dreadful, I hope they are sued out of existence!
It's in all the states.
There’s no basis for a lawsuit lol
I don't think it was the state of Texas.It was a state funded hospital run by liberals .and they do this in every state even yours.
@@Agtsmirnoff You seem to think you're so intelligent, and yet you obviously have a problem with comprehension.🤦🏽♀️
@@jodiebristow3210 or I just didn’t watch the video to It’s conclusion lol
That is absolutely disgusting!! He was a Veteran!! Big time lawsuit should be filed against the ME and that company!!
He was a lowly enlisted with no deployments, drug addict and homeless. Calm down
@@alexarzamendi9475So what!! That gave them no right to do this!!
Now let's see the people working there
Why should they believe any ash's are their family member ?
Probably whites
Disgusting! 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Preying on the homeless even after death!
Texas is sick!
Lol texans are whack.
Stay away
Absolutely heinous, egregious, and DISGUSTING!!
Leasing?
Strange isn’t?
@@JR-lo8we We'll be needing that kidney back in two years, make the best of it while you have it.
@@georgelayton6641 scammers are rampant in the health system; the players are the kidney doctors and nurses to ensure the justification such as “ high risk “ and the higher number such as only 15 % function therefore, stage 5 requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. But, in reality it is only in the stage 3 can possibly control by way of strict management and discipline. The scam is about exaggerating concepts.So, be vigilant.
A wild catch. This is why you verify someone’s claim about bodies being acceptable and legal instead of just taking their word for it.
Nothing illegal was done , no one has been charged. Moral wise maybe not a good look.
Department of Justice please help
The evilness of this STATE!!!
I have noticed. Unfortunately!.
I bet you live in a state promotes late term abortions. Talk above evil.
Never trust a republican
@SheridanAlli never trust a republican
@@SheridanAlli it's in many states. Maybe all of them.
This story was heartbreaking.
Heartwarming
Despicable!! My heart goes out to the families.
creepy
Long hard work to reveal this and I thank you for it. Justice and peace to all treated so poorly.
OMG the evilness
My heart broke..😞💔
Lol my hesrt warmed
There is definitely a lot more to this story that isn’t being told. Their loved one died and their body went unclaimed. That sentence doesn’t add up. Has no one watching this video had a loved one pass? How could you let your loved one live on the streets and have such little communication with them? I do not agree with profiting off of unclaimed bodies, and I also do not agree with allowing loved ones to die alone.
There’s a very very extensive article that accompanies this report that lays out several instances of this occurring and the reasons families lost track of or couldn’t locate them, such as mental illness or poor record keeping. Very shocking.
@@jescan4 I have family members with mental illness and keep in touch with them. I don’t see how you could let this happen to your loved one and sadly I think that’s why any claim would not hold up in court. Could you provide the link to the article?
I agree. These family members didn’t check up on him? They knew he was homeless and didn’t help him. And now that he’s not alive they suddenly care?
The ex is trying to profit out of this mishap... That's all to it .. 🤷
You are right not to agree;but it's happening all the time.
Exploited in life and exploited in death- it never ends for this poor soul.
This came to light, imagine what doesn’t come to light… Absolutely horrendous!!!
Think about how much they get for children body parts. Where are the 300,000 missing children?
😢😢
Imagine all the immigrants who will mysteriously disappear or the homeless
Can't believe how horrible this is.
Texas. Not surprised.
It could have been literally anywhere.
@@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky And is probably already happening everywhere else. Just hasn't made the News Yet.
Seeing as how our state, Texas, is run by criminal Republicans with lots of greed also this is not surprising.
This is beyond Evil, Vile, and Demonic! This needs to be a Class Action Lawsuit with ALL of the Families/Victims! How do these demons in human form sleep at night??? Smdh
This horrible
Not really
They need a good lawyer. Sick America this is.
People are sick
Taxes again
This is sick that the hospital did this and those that bought pieces of his body.
“Ex husband”
“Died homeless on the streets of Dallas”
Hmm…I think I’m seeing a pattern here.
Also, ex-wife and kids went to visit him several times in the hospital. The ex isn't due any compensation, but regardless the kids are.
It's always Texas or Florida isn't it?
I'm sorry for this family.
Disgusting 😢
He was homeless and none of his family had heard from him in 2 years and nobody tried to find him? Sad for sure, but families must do better to keep up with their loved ones. Especially those suffering from mental illness. This should have never happened
You don't knew anything about him or how he treated his family though.
Disgusting that poor family
The fraud in this country is bizarre. Why do this to people's loved ones without their consent or approval of their families.
I pray all the families affected by this get justice.
Wow, this is so shocking. And to think they're making money off this is even more disgusting.
Aweful
That is horrible I would be so mad they need to be held accountable for there actions.
I dont believe for one second they couldn't find his family. Stop paying your student loans, your taxes or your mortgage and see how fast someone finds you.
They do the same with aborted babies.
No, they don't. Quit trying to spread your propaganda.
This is criminal!
The key statement: "NBC found me in a day."
Which means Dallas or Tarrant County didn't look hard enough - or at all.
And who else is doing this
This is terrible. This is beyond an organ donor. Family needs to be compensated.
Every cent made by these awful agencies should be awarded to their families. Absolutely disgusting behavior from the Medical School
Even if they're unclaimed it doesn't mean they wanted to be cut up and sold to the highest bidder !
Ghoulish.
Ahh this is sick! So sad such a shame
Shady
Absolutely disgraceful! So is it a crime for people to move around? Just because someone is unclaimed, it doesn’t give anyone the right to profit off of them. There definitely needs to be some accountability and legal recourse!
So gross! There are plenty of people who are willing to donate their bodies or a relative's body. They should not take bodies in this way.
This needs to be investigated around United States because there’s too many missing body parts and organs taken from the deceased bodies
The factthst he was homeless and the family didnt know he was dead for weeks. Shows they didn't have a strong relationship with him. I hope theres a lawsuit and the money goes to a homeless vetran charity.
Who’s surprised that this happens in TX?
After the ‘Lease’ agreement has ended, do they ship that body part back to the medical center for burial or is it thrown out like garbage? Isn’t it against the law to mutilate a corpse?
Absolutely horrendous
His family was there, but not right there. They were not there enough to provide a roof for him to sleep under. They were not there enough to claim his body after death. Now they are there, with a lawyer.
That doesn't negate the fact that his body parts were SOLD by wicked monsters
Pure evil. Help us Lord. Bring justice for these people and their families.
Mystery Babylon.
So when is the family going to sue them?
🤦♂️
Great reporting!! Thank you for uncovering this atrocity!!😔
Did the state of Texas know about this? This is unreal this could happen? This is sad.....
First and foremost this is 100% illegal. In no way, shape, or form can any body be used for medical purposes, limb or organ donations or sold without consent from the individual prior to death or the family members. You can’t take a John Doe or Jane Doe and use their bodies. This man served our country, and was not lost by family. I’m extremely shocked to hear this. Especially as a Dallas resident. The homeless community has been rapidly growing with almost little no help for the homeless. Our country is undoubtedly, astronomically failing us.
Oh my gosh. This is so awful!!! I'm so sorry for him and his family. We all owed this man so much more. I believe in donating organs, etc. But this is NOT okay!!! 💔
Name and shame the institutions that BOUGHT the organs as well!!!
What is stopping a hospital from just letting you die than so they can use your body for research?
Why is the ex-wife doing this interview? The kids they have are grown.
Sick stuff
A hospital making less than thousand dollars for body parts? this lady says the hospital is doing it for money lol. The hospital basically recovered shipping costs This family was nowhere to be found.They weren't there for him when he died the only reason why they are coming forward?It it's for the money.
This is so DISGUSTING and DISRESPECTFUL!
Get a great lawyer and sue the school. This need stop
Wow! That’s unnerving.
Sue the county, and medical center for all they are worth.
These evil monsters never stop this evilness. It is disgusting and shameful how when people are alive, nobody in the government wants to help them, but don't mind making money on their bodies.
The news said he died alone on the streets. Then the newss said His "family" lives in the same city. His family left him on the streets to die and now they are upset ?
Now they want justice? They didn't seem to care at all when he was alive.
Then you didn't here the part, the ex-wife and kids went to visit him several times in the hospital. We don't know the whole story. We shouldn't be casting judgment on the family, before knowing the whole story.
@@jodiebristow3210 of course I heard that part. I have excellent hearing. Facts presented in the story makes it sounds like his family left him on the streets to die alone. (I heard the reporter say it in the beginning of the video)
@@jodiebristow3210 casting judgement? I was making an observation. You don't understand what it means to "cast judgement". Only the almighty God, Jesus Christ may do so.
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It’s very common for homeless veterans and non-veterans to have family near by. Im a nurse you would be surprised how many visitors homeless persons have. We don’t know the family dynamics.
How many missing person cases across the U.S. could have been closed just from one states unidentified bodies?! They could run DNA or something! But of course there's no profit in that. 😡
This is pure evil and criminal on all levels 😈🇺🇸🤔