Many of our Teaching Hospitals face acute shortage of cadavers. This is not a new proble. If we read Richard Gordon's Doctor series, we find that one of the jobs of medical students is to steal graves.
Science has of course developed virtual cadavers/dummy bodies but I do not think these can replace real bodies for the students to appreciate the inards of our body and learn.
Today, disposal of bodies is also a problem. The other day I read in papers that one particular Muslim Graveyard in Hyderabad had put put a sign 'Sorry! No room. Go elsewhere." Wood is scarce and electric crematoriums do not function. Sea burial will be very expensive to hinterland.
Science has also recently progressed to the stage where the eye obtained from a donor after his death can be usefully grafted on 3 persons instead of one. Many other vital organs can give fresh breath of life (literally) I believe four hours time is available after death for these organs to be harvested.
I exhort one and all to seriously consider this and get over their inhibitions and religious beliefs. What better religion could be there than the religion of giving fresh lease of life to others even after one's own death. The relations of the deceased should be conditioned to this eventuality and their cooperation ensured during one's lifetime. Nearest teaching hospital apprised of the decision and immediate intimation given on occurence of death.
Ponder...
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Sambho mahadeva !
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