Is it illegal to keep the bones of a cadaver with that person's living consent?

Question

And if so, what agencies might one use to extricate the bones.
This may seem strange, but I want to keep my mother's skull after she dies. She is totally okay with it but I was told that it is illegal if the bones aren't being used or donated to a medical facility.

Okay, how 'bout you not judge and answer the question

Answer 1

I have no clue, but I will brainstorm a little.

Call a funeral home; they would probably know the laws about cadavers better than anyone else.

But who would separate it from the body and clean it? Maybe they could help you there, too. For health reasons, they probably wouldn't let you have it without it being thoroughly cleaned.

You risk running into trouble for "mutilating" the body, but maybe you can do it if everything's pre-arranged.

Answer 2

Interesting. I have no idea. But I think you would have to give the medical examiner or funeral director a very good reason for why you want to do this. I'm not criticizing you. But many of the judaic-christian culture would consider this a form of "abuse" or "unethical". Perhaps, your mom can put this in her will. But be careful. Even people who donate their organs run into trouble. After death, many of the relatives fight the wishes of the deceased. And some people have "no resusitation" clauses in their living wills, and when they code, the relatives insist they be resusitated. Good luck.

Answer 3

I hope your not related to my old friend Norman Bates. He was a taxidermist that ran in trouble with his mother.

It was a sad story, too long to tell now.

Answer 4

Really, really wierd!