Cologne --
And it is more veiled: The whole-body plastinate "Floating act", which shows two deaths during sexual intercourse may be shown not continue in the Cologne exhibition "Body Worlds - a matter of the heart." The Administrative Court of Cologne has decided to take a decision now.
Thus, according to a court spokesman has rejected an injunction directed against the city of Cologne Express Order the exhibition organizer for the most part.
In mid-September 2009 in Cologne current exhibition of Gunther van Hagens aka Dr. Death groomed body is shown dead, which are preserved by "plastination permanently. The Public Order of the City of Cologne was the issue in principle allows the representation of a couple having sex but forbidden because it violates the Totenwürde.
On the other hand had approached the organizers of the show and to rely on the fundamental right of academic freedom. According to the Cologne administrative judge, however speak a lot of evidence that the alleged breach of the representation Totenwürde, the set also limits of academic freedom.
However, the court allowed to visit the age set in, accompanied by an adult from the young people without the rest of the show, down to 14 years. The Public Order had provided a limit of 16 years. Thus, the show is now open to more schools.
In addition, the wider ban, couples in different sexual poses has been presented ", repealed, because this wording is too vague. Even before the Public Order had loosened his order. Since then, may in a special room a "Teilplastinat" the sexual act as well as a schematic "plastinate shown. To that young people have no separate room but only accompanied by an adult aged 16 or over admitted.
The "Body Worlds" exhibition is currently up to 31 January 2010 see in lime.
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