Body Brokering: Billion-Dollar US Trade in Human Remains
The US body brokering industry operates in a legal gray area, turning donated corpses into commercial inventory worth $1 billion, leaving families traumatized by misuse of loved ones' remains.
The US body brokering industry operates in a legal gray area, turning donated corpses into commercial inventory worth $1 billion, leaving families traumatized by misuse of loved ones' remains.
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