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Donating your body to study
Re: The article Can I donate my body to science after I die? (Feb)
You donate your body for the education of medical students, something I have contracted to do. The article is not wholly correct as there can be a fee.
You can only donate your body to a university within your region (visit the site bit.ly/2kZSuaW).
Poitiers demand you take out insurance. You will need a health certificate provided to the university from your médecin traitant.
I have done this and met the Professor of Anatomy at Poitiers who said they only get around 20 bodies a year for 200 students. Your body is useless after death but invaluable to others.
The ambulance service must deliver your body within 48 hours but they have a key so can deposit it at any time.
Cremation is included in the fee. Every year student doctors pay homage at the cemetery where the ashes are placed.
Colin J Chatfield, Chazelles, Charente