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We do not need our bodies once we leave this world regardless of what you think happens after we die. We should be focused on curing diseases and extending the life of living humans. Science would go so far if we used human bodies after death instead of requiring people to give consent to something they don't need.

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[–] rektdeckard@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Sorry wait what are the cops doing with the bodies?

[–] kux@lemm.ee 3 points 17 hours ago

i'm sure there's far more to this but here's one interesting article on the subject

A body donated to science - but used to test bombs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49198405

of course this is less of a worry in countries other than the US. But tbh if i lived there i'd still give the ok as there's still a chance of my corpse being put to some better use than ash or worm food

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 21 hours ago

Basically chew toy.