A tissue bank operating in Wisconsin offered coroners and medical examiners a free three- day trip to Las Vegas in April, and some charge that the outing appears to be an inducement for the referral of cadavers to the bank for the harvesting of donated tissue.
The offer raises questions about the operation of largely unregulated tissue banks in the state, especially their dealings with elected coroners and medical examiners who frequently refer the bodies of people who die outside of hospitals to the organizations for tissue donation.