The practice was halted in Britain by the Anatomy Act of 1832, while in the United States, similar legislation was enacted after the physician William S. Forbes of Jefferson Medical College was found guilty in 1882 of "complicity with resurrectionists in the despoliation of graves in Lebanon Cemetery".
ðə pɹˈæktɪs wʌz hˈɔltᵻd ɪn bɹˈɪtən baɪ ðɪ ɐnˈæɾəmi ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, wˌaɪl ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, sˈɪmɪlɚ lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wʌz ɛnˈæktᵻd ˈæftɚ ðə fɪzˈɪʃən wˈɪljəm ˈɛs. fˈɔːɹbz ʌv dʒˈɛfɚsən mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ wʌz fˈaʊnd ɡˈɪlti ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ʌv "kəmplˈɪsᵻɾi wɪð ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛkʃənˌɪsts ɪnðə dᵻspˌoʊlɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪvz ɪn lˈɛbənˌɑːn sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi".