Body Donation in Italy: An Important Breakthrough with the New Law.

Abstract

We re-read with interest the article by Professor De Caro and his colleagues from the University of Padova entitled "Promotion of body donation and use of cadavers in anatomical education at the University of Padova" which was published in the Anatomical Sciences Education more than decade ago (De Caro et al., 2009). The occasion, was the recent introduction of new Italian Law No.10 of 10 February, 2020 entitled "Rules regarding the disposition of one's body and post-mortem tissues for study, training, and scientific research purposes."