Sunday, May 07, 2006

Corpse showman's pick-up service for new exhibits

Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who exhibits preserved human corpses after injecting them with a plastic resin, has launched a nationwide body pick-up service to provide him with a "sufficient number" of specimens.

The controversial scientist announced the introduction of the service just as he is about to open a body factory in the east German town of Guben.

Mr von Hagens said the pick-up service would be free to those who had made a written pledge to donate their bodies while still alive, and would "make it possible [for relatives] to mourn without having to worry about burial costs".

Don't all rush at once.

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