This is horrific and a massive breach of ethics where it concerns consent.

[missconstrue@mefi.social]

This is horrific and a massive breach of ethics where it concerns consent.

The University of Southern California (#USC) and University of California, San Diego (#UCSD) have millions of dollars in contracts to sell bodies donated for scientific research to the #Navy who gave them to the #IDF. (Our tax dollars at work.)

Yes, the IDF. Easier to know how to kill #Palestinian kids if you take aim at some #American corpses first, I guess.

Both universities have said they plan on continuing the program. Maybe rethink your plans to donate your body to science, if that was on your agenda.

The Take: How US donor bodies were sold for Israeli military training

How donated cadavers from US universities ended up in Israeli military surgical training.

Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)

Al Jazeera documentary highlights USC’s sale of dead bodies to US Navy, Israeli military

The AJ+ documentary brought together journalists from Annenberg Media and the UCSD Guardian to follow up on the investigation into the series of contracts.

Annenberg Media (www.uscannenbergmedia.com)

AJ+ on Instagram: "A U.S. university is selling dead bodies that were donated for scientific research and education to the U.S. Navy. And some of those bodies are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without the donors’ consent. AJ+’s @denatakruri investigates what’s been happening at two universities, the University of Southern California and the University of California, San Diego, which are involved in the Israeli military training program. #Israel #Military #California #USC #UCSD"

31K likes, 622 comments - ajplus on May 11, 2026: "A U.S. university is selling dead bodies that were donated for scientific research and education to the U.S. Navy. And some of those bodies are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without the donors’ consent. AJ+’s @denatakruri investigates what’s been happening at two universities, the University of Southern California and the University of California, San Diego, which are involved in the Israeli military training program. #Israel #Military #California #USC #UCSD".

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[jugglingwitheggs@mstdn.social]

@MissConstrue

In theory this could not happen in the UK due to the Human Tissue Act 2004 which regulates what bodies can be used for and requires consent.

But I would hope now Americans are alert to what is happening there, that there would be greater scrutiny of practices here in the UK.

[lawyersgunsnmoney@mstdn.social]

@MissConstrue Thanks for posting this information. The US public is given precious little information on the human tissue and bodies markets, which are extremely lucrative for these and other labs across the country. It’s gruesome and the labs are, IMO, just as greedy as corporations and often less disclosing.