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Tasmanian government apologises over decades-old stolen body parts scandal

Families of more than 100 victims received an apology after investigators found pathologists kept 177 autopsy specimens without consent.

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An investigation found that 177 human specimens from dozens of bodies were secretly kept by a museum.

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Tasmania Apologizes for Displaying Body Parts without Permission

Between 1966 and 1991, pathologists in Tasmania took 177 samples from deceased persons without the family's permission.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Stolen Body Parts Were Exhibited at a Museum

They had buried their loved ones. Decades later, they learned that body parts had been stored in a museum.

·Oslo, Norway
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'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during...

·Canberra, Australia
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Tasmanian government apologises over decades-old stolen body parts scandal

An investigation found that 177 human specimens from dozens of bodies were secretly kept by a museum.

·United Kingdom
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How a dark chapter in Tasmanian history finally received formal recognition

Tasmanian Parliament issued a historic apology for organs unlawfully taken from 177 families over 25 years. Read about how public trust was betrayed.

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Apology for 'appalling' display of autopsy body parts without consent

A formal apology is given in Tasmania's parliament for the past practice of taking human specimens from autopsies and displaying them in a museum without the knowledge of family members.

·Australia
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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