Sheridan Nygaard
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It has a lot of jargon. It's very confusing. You sign it because you don't have a lot of other options. And then you find out later that your loved one's body was not used for actual medical research. It was used for research literally anywhere. The bodies could be sold to the military. It could be used...
by like research companies that are trying to understand like knee implants and how they would fit into bodies and things like this. So you really have no idea where your loved one is going after you have signed this contract. You're typically told that it will be used for research and education, but there's really little oversight and people that have done
by like research companies that are trying to understand like knee implants and how they would fit into bodies and things like this. So you really have no idea where your loved one is going after you have signed this contract. You're typically told that it will be used for research and education, but there's really little oversight and people that have done
exposés and a lot more research into this topic have found several instances where bodies are being exploited. One example is that a body was donated to Tulane University in 2004, where it was shipped to a broker who then passed this body to the army for landmine experiments. Now, for me, that happening to my loved one, that would just be devastating. That is truly a gross misuse of
exposés and a lot more research into this topic have found several instances where bodies are being exploited. One example is that a body was donated to Tulane University in 2004, where it was shipped to a broker who then passed this body to the army for landmine experiments. Now, for me, that happening to my loved one, that would just be devastating. That is truly a gross misuse of
exploitation of someone's grief and lack of resources. And this is unfortunately still going on. I know that that is in 2004, but there have been several instances. You can look them up. It's really concerning. But yeah, a lot of that came up in my research. But this, again, I would like to make it very clear, this is extremely different than organ donation.
exploitation of someone's grief and lack of resources. And this is unfortunately still going on. I know that that is in 2004, but there have been several instances. You can look them up. It's really concerning. But yeah, a lot of that came up in my research. But this, again, I would like to make it very clear, this is extremely different than organ donation.
And we have an entire episode on organ donation, which if you have any questions, go check that episode out, but it is entirely different. Please do try to keep them separate in your head. I know they sound similar, but that is a really important point that they are very different.
And we have an entire episode on organ donation, which if you have any questions, go check that episode out, but it is entirely different. Please do try to keep them separate in your head. I know they sound similar, but that is a really important point that they are very different.
I think Maddie wanted to skip her last thoughts. I just got that message.
I think Maddie wanted to skip her last thoughts. I just got that message.
Yeah, no problem. Also, I love the mention of Second Harvest Heartland. I used to work with them. Fabulous company. If you're ever experiencing food insecurity, consider checking out their resources. I also really appreciated your commentary on shifting our mindset in the healthcare field to shift blame off of the patients. I think that's a really important point.
Yeah, no problem. Also, I love the mention of Second Harvest Heartland. I used to work with them. Fabulous company. If you're ever experiencing food insecurity, consider checking out their resources. I also really appreciated your commentary on shifting our mindset in the healthcare field to shift blame off of the patients. I think that's a really important point.
Comment, we've also been discussing disparities mostly in terms of race and ethnicity. And obviously we have work to be done in the racial and ethnic disparities. For example, the maternal mortality rates is much higher for black women in the US. And I'd like to push a conversation more towards intersectionality. With the maternal mortality example, these patients are black and women.