Corpse identification in mass disasters and other violence: the ethical challenges of a humanitarian approach
Vina Vaswani,
Luciana Caenazzo,
Derek Congram
Abstract:In October 2022, the Centre for Ethics of Yenepoya University hosted a national workshop entitled: ‘Respect for human dignity of the unidentified dead from mass disasters and other violence: strategies for the ethical management of biological samples and personal data’. The aim was to explore and share experience and ethical considerations regarding the management and identification of human remains in the event of disasters, with the purpose to arrive at a general consensus about what constitutes the ethical … Show more
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