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submitted 7 months ago by OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would highly recommend donating to a specific organization rather than as a "uniform anatomical gift". Unless you're fine with being sold by a body broker and used for explosives/crash testing, or forensic entomological decomposition research: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bodies-donated-to-science-largely-unregulated-cbs-reports/

[–] Deepus@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Oh wow, thanks for the heads up, im in the UK so not sure if things are different here but ill defo take your advice on that!