This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research.
Texas state regulators are investigating a medical school’s failure to notify surviving family members before cutting up and leasing out the bodies of their loved ones.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission notified the University of North Texas Health Science Center on Oct. 18 that it was opening an investigation into the center’s body donation program, according to a letter obtained by reporters this week through a public records request…