Radio 4 recently carried a programme about the decline of consented post mortem in Britain, which is ascribed in part to the scandals at Alder Hey.
According to a recent posting on The Economist Babbage blog however, the problem may be even worse in America, so we may have to look for explanations elsewhere.
Perhaps it is all those grisly serial killer post mortem porn books, tv & films which have put everybody off the idea.
Blame Patricia Cornwell & Val Mc Dermid.
