Human flesh steak

Human Flesh Steak

Meat commodity traded on the black market within the Union and openly in Free Space. There is a very small group within the Union who like human flesh.[2] However even very small groups within the Union tend to be quite numerous if not compared to the Union as whole. While there is a Vat grown meat of all flavors, including human flesh and this variety is legal to be traded and sold, some want the real kind. In Free Space it is just acommodity like any other,  but in Union space it is illeal as the source would have to be killed.[1]

[1] Technically and by Union law a person dying could donate his or her body to whatever end, including as a food source for others. There are no federal laws regarding the treatment of the dead. It was decided that this is an ethical and religious matter different to every society and species. There are numerous local laws prohibting body parts of any sentint being. Even where there are no local restrictions, the source must be documented and traceable

[2] Union law does not prohibit canibalism, as there are societies and member species where ritualistic canibalism are part of the base culture and religion. However the exploitation of living sentient beings against their will is highly illegal. Eating pieces of your grandfather after he died because it is a traditional religious tradition is legal. Rounding up humans and butchering them for meat against their will is highly illegal..