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banker_frank | 10:39 Fri 28th Jun 2019 | Body & Soul
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donate your body to science or donate your organs to people who need them?

Scientific research or helping those in need, both worthy goals.
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My understanding is that organ donation is only viable if you die in hospital. If eg in a car accident, the organs will have deteriorated too much before they can be harvested to be of any use. Maybe someone would have more info on this. Not too sure about donating your body to science, but a friend of mine had their body rejected when she died because she was...
16:18 Fri 28th Jun 2019
Can I do both?
I'd rather do neither until i'm old.

If i'm young and opt for this, say i got in a car crash, they'd have my organs out before my family could say goodbye.

But i'd rather save a life than help science.
Organ donation ,
organ donation then science research can have the bits left over x
Donate my organs and what is left over can go to science.
I don't want to do either, thank you very much.
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For those posters that require clarity, the question refers to ones remains after death.

I don’t think anyone did.
My understanding is that organ donation is only viable if you die in hospital. If eg in a car accident, the organs will have deteriorated too much before they can be harvested to be of any use. Maybe someone would have more info on this. Not too sure about donating your body to science, but a friend of mine had their body rejected when she died because she was riddled with cancer - her husband had to quickly make funeral arrangements.
Donate my organs, any bits not wanted can go to research.

My Organs will be just fine, they have been preserved in Alcohol for years.
Doctors can do whatever they like with my bits and pieces. I shan't be needing them any more.
Probably to others, but I reckon my organs are crap and not much use to other people, so in that case: science.
Same as Scarlett. Nothing worth harvesting.

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