Do humans have genitals? Vote now!

The NHS body map site is being upgraded! Currently it gives visitors a visual way to interact with their healthcare encyclopaedia. Click on the bit of the body you’re interested in, and it will shuttle you off to the relevant part of the site.

With the upgrade, hi-resolution digital images will replace the current 2D pictures, allowing you to peel away the skin and take a look at the organs in animated 3D. So far so good – but new technology brings with it an old (but, as they point out, not a very old) moral dilemma:

However, debate has been raging within Choices as to whether the images should be anatomically correct and include genitalia or whether their nether regions should be masked.

In a sane world, this would be a no-brainer. It’s a medical website, for Pete’s sake! But we have a chance to make them see sense. They’re polling the public, so now’s our chance to strike a blow for common sense in the NHS! (well, a little bit anyway)

Click here to access the vote.