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Even though I am not a kohen I felt a profound inner revulsion in disturbing the sanctity of the human body when I arrived in medical school in 1969. The dissection lab was divided into groups of 8 medical student with 4 on each side of the corpse for dissection.
Clearly one had to pass this rite of passage (and pass the anatomy examinations) in order to proceed to clinical medicine.
I approached my anatomy instructor, a religious Christian who came down from Cambridge to tutor us, and expressed my concerns.
He fully understood and allowed me to observe the entire 18 months without ever touching the corpse. I felt the divine hand present in this moment.