Does anyone know anything about donating one's dead body for medical research?

I am putting my affairs in order now, and I would like to do this. I am looking into it; it saves the cost of burial or cremation while promoting medical teaching and research.

Apparently some companies/brokers are more reliable than others. Anyone know anything about this?

Two factors I am concerned with: The reliability of picking up the body from the place of death (I've heard that sometimes they say, "Our morgue is full. You'll have to wait three months" or something like that). And how soon they would return the cremains to the relative or person designated to receive them. Some say about 5 weeks, some say 2-3 years.

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ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

"Medical research" includes possibilities such as having your body blown up with high explosives to record ballistic data. My advise would be to make sure you read every scrap of whatever small print is offered to you before you sign. It's not as benign an ending as most people would assume, and there are lots of companies out there who's main aim is pure military research rather than disease prevention and cure but it all comes under the generic heading of Medical Research.

Effloresce · 26-30, F

I want to do this when I die but I actually haven’t thought about how to go about doing it. Best of luck in finding the answers you need

bowman81 · M

My mother contacted the medical school at her alma mater. It was prearranged. Her remains went to the university to use as they saw fit. Her ashes were returned after a couple of months. If you don't have it arranged beforehand they would not take them. The University sent someone to the hospital to PU the remains.(only about 20 miles distance)

The donation was arranged 10 yrs before she passed. There was an inspection before they would take her remains but it was pretty effortless on the families part.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

Contact the medical school itself.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@NativeOregonian They can tell you nothing. They get their bodies from a medical cadaver broker.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@greenmountaingal Ask them from which one and contact them.

english · 56-60, M

I am in Canada it was a piece of cake, i did all online they take care of everything . idk where you are ,honestly it was easier than signing up for a porn site. 😂

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@english Which website did you use? I've been looking at one called Science Care. Apparently, signing up is always easy; it's what generally happens at the time of death in terms of body pick up and return of ashes that I am concerned about.

english · 56-60, M

@greenmountaingal Foermyself there is no ashes they are taking the whole nine yards,all they do is inform your family that you have actually passed .

MasterLee · 56-60, M

More fun to donate a live one

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