When a family chooses to donate a loved one’s body for education or research, they do so with the hope that they will help others. Regrettably, many are unknowingly contributing to a for-profit industry in which the body of their loved one could be traded as raw material in a largely unregulated national market. Congress is taking a significant step toward protecting the dignity of donors and offering peace of mind to families with the introduction of the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2021.
Host, Gabe Schauf, discusses this very important bill with Hillary Adair (an Arizona-based funeral director) and Lesley Witter, NFDA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy.