Doctors and death: what do we make of this?

If there is one profession that is inherently tied to death, it is certainly the medical profession.  While browsing the internet, I came across an photo collection that highlighted an interesting case of doctors and their treatment of the dead in late 19th century America.
Take a look here:
http://www.funisforassholes.com/2013/07/fun-with-corpses.html#.UvXJVZGNghc
What do we make of this? i find it interesting that the author of this website (not to take the author of an article on a website "fun is for as*holes" to seriously..) suggests these "turn-of-the-century medical students had a fairly strong constitution and a healthy attitude toward death."  Personally I agree, but Only to a degree though.  Clearly this people are treating this cadavers as simple objects with now connection to the "real" world.  I suppose this reflects a healthy understanding of the implications of death, however,there is no respect for the dead here.  Does this imply a good relationship to death ? If this is disrespectful, does it matter? I reckon these questions and the answers will change from person to person....
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