Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training

Donated human bodies from UCSD and USC were reportedly used in U.S. Navy-funded medical training programs that included Israeli military personnel, according to investigative reporting by Annenberg Media. Families said they were not informed that remains could be transferred beyond academic use, raising concerns about consent, transparency, and oversight. The program involved cadaver-based trauma simulations intended to prepare military surgeons for battlefield injuries, sparking ethical debate over the use and handling of donated human remains.