Anatomy Act 1832
Passage of the Bill
Passage of the Bill
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Public sentiment notwithstanding, there was substantial opposition to the Bill. [Henry Hunt](/wiki/Henry_Hunt_%28politician%29 "Henry Hunt (politician)"), the MP for [Preston](/wiki/Preston_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Preston (UK Parliament constituency)"), criticised the proposals, recommending instead "that the bodies of all our Kings be dissected, instead of expending seven or eight hundred thousand pounds of the public money for their interment."

In 1829 the [Royal College of Surgeons](/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England "Royal College of Surgeons of England") petitioned against it, and it was withdrawn in the [House of Lords](/wiki/House_of_Lords "House of Lords") owing to the opposition of the [Archbishop of Canterbury](/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury "Archbishop of Canterbury") [William Howley](/wiki/William_Howley "William Howley").

A new Anatomy Bill was introduced in 1832\. Though strongly opposed by [Hunt](/wiki/Henry_Hunt_%28politician%29 "Henry Hunt (politician)"), [Sadler](/wiki/Michael_Thomas_Sadler "Michael Thomas Sadler"), and [Vyvyan](/wiki/Sir_Richard_Vyvyan%2C_8th_Baronet "Sir Richard Vyvyan, 8th Baronet"), it was supported by [Macaulay](/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay "Thomas Babington Macaulay") and [O'Connell](/wiki/Daniel_O%27Connell "Daniel O'Connell"). It was passed by the House of Lords on 19 July 1832\.


What was the opposition to the Bill?