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Wed 04 Apr 2009French judge rules 'indecent' bodies exhibition must close
PARIS – An exhibition of human bodies, which has travelled the world and been seen by millions, is indecent and must shut down, a French judge has ruled.
The decision is based on a new law that regulates how corpses can be disposed of and could force all French museums to withdraw bodies or skeletons from display.
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