Episode 4 of 4
Statute on the treatment of corpses
- When
- January 1789
- Where
- New York
In January 1789, a statute was enacted codifying the proper treatment of corpses, with harsh punishments for violators.
A year after the riot, in January 1789, a statute was finally put into law in order to codify the proper treatment of corpses, with harsh punishments imposed for those who violated it. The measure responded to the practices that had provoked the 1788 unrest, namely the illegal procurement of corpses from the graves of the recently deceased.
Sources
- 1788 doctors' riot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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