From what I gathered in the book, you can state certain things that you absolutely don't want your body used for, but other than that once it's dedicated to medical science, it goes where it's needed. Which can be a variety of things. Many of which are documented in the book, some more mindboggling than others, but all have their place.
And I definitely don't see my body as me when I die, and the odds of my donating parts once deceased are high... I don't smoke or drink, so odds are good that I'll have something usable, but I guess the rest can go become plant fodder :) Which is a concept I like, from a personal and ecological standpoint, and I think it also gives remaining relatives and friends a little reminder as well I guess.
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Date: 2004-11-12 08:25 pm (UTC)And I definitely don't see my body as me when I die, and the odds of my donating parts once deceased are high... I don't smoke or drink, so odds are good that I'll have something usable, but I guess the rest can go become plant fodder :) Which is a concept I like, from a personal and ecological standpoint, and I think it also gives remaining relatives and friends a little reminder as well I guess.