Two Women Steal Preserved Fetus From Museum Exhibit

[matcom]

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LOS ANGELES -- Two women stole a preserved 13-week-old fetus from an acclaimed exhibit at the California Science Center, authorities said Tuesday.

The fetus, its tissues infused with polymers in a process called plastination to prevent decay indefinitely, was part of a traveling display, "Body Worlds 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies."

A surveillance camera captured the women removing the fetus from an unlocked display case on the third floor early Saturday during the round-the-clock closing weekend of the exhibit, police Detective Jimmy Render said.

Other people were inside the room at the time but they may not have been aware of the theft, he said.

"There's no indication at this time of the motives behind the stealing of the plastinated fetus," Render said. "There had been no threats."

The theft was the first ever involving "Body Worlds" displays, which have been seen by millions of people worldwide.

"We are deeply concerned and disappointed by the theft of this invaluable and irreplaceable specimen," Angelina Whalley, director of the Institute for Plastination, said in a statement.

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. We live in a country chock full of nutcases.

No doubt about it. Everyday something comfirms it.

[yvr girl]

2. I must say I find having a human fetus on display a bit creepy

[Lerkfish]

4. I find the process of polymerizing to prevent decay more creepy.

[Bridget Burke]

5. Then you should avoid : "Body Worlds 2: "

.... The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies."

Science & medicine can be unsettling. Isn't there a Thomas Kinkaid store in your town?

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Don't ever visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago then

They have a cadavar on display which has been sliced in centimeter lengths vertically to show the inner workings of the human body.

[displacedtexan]

3. I feel an Old Time Religion plastinated fetus burial comin' on!

Can I get an Amen, Brothers and Sisters?

[soothsayer]

6. I see it being used at anti-abortion rights protests