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Crist gets bill that may limit exhibits of bodies

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The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa has said it wants to permanently display five of the preserved bodies. To bypass the board it would have to show that the body came from a willing donor.

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The Associated Press

Published: April 29, 2009

Updated: 04/29/2009 12:57 pm

TALLAHASSEE - A proposed law that may make it more difficult for museums to put on some shows of preserved human bodies is headed to Florida's governor.

The bill (SB 414) passed the House on Wednesday and had already passed the Senate.

Florida museums have been at loggerheads with a state board over the exhibits for years. The board says they have to approve them, but museums have ignored the officials. Some lawmakers were concerned about museums displaying the bodies without showing they were obtained from a donor or the donor's family.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa has said it wants to permanently display five of the preserved bodies. To bypass the board it would have to show that the body came from a willing donor.

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