Body World: Education? Or Violation?

On Sunday, my family and I attended the Denver exhibition of Body Worlds, a traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures. Wikipedia reports: “The exhibition’s developer and promoter is German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who invented the plastination technique in the late 1970s at the University of Heidelberg.” Bodies, sans skin, were displayed in various poses, including a male on skates lifting a female over his head as though spinning on ice; a female shooting a compound bow; and a gymnast vaulting backward. Incredible stuff. Ditto Mrs. O. But the exhibit has been banned in some countries at some times by judges who believe they defile human remains. You can read about Body World and the surrounding controversy here . What do you think?

Question: Have you seen Body Worlds? What do you think? Is Body Worlds a compelling display of human remains for educational purposes? Or a disrespectful of human remains for monetary gain?