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Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? - Health (2) - Nairaland

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Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Maj196(m): 6:48pm On Nov 04, 2025
This question is very sensitive
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by DrAda(f): 6:55pm On Nov 04, 2025
No.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by CaptainFM1: 7:03pm On Nov 04, 2025
I already volunteer mine in the UK, now I don run back to Nigeria as my country don dey better.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Godmind2022(m): 7:03pm On Nov 04, 2025
Not a bad idea if the research is attested to by medical authorities.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Bittersweetnig(m): 7:04pm On Nov 04, 2025
eepeepook:
Only if I will be guaranteed that it will be used for medical research only. I read a story that a man did so for his grandmother’s corpse. The hospital sold it to the military which used it to test the effects of nuclear bombs on human bodies.
if they can give me enough money when I'm alive to enjoy myself, no problem whatever they use it for is none of my business, they can use it to test worse than nuclear weapons . Ones. The life is gone, this body is nothing
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Ezechimaobim(m): 7:12pm On Nov 04, 2025
Them go pay?
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by slimjohn2k5: 7:20pm On Nov 04, 2025
Wetin happen to bandit or armed robber body or those in death sentence body
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Meedon: 7:35pm On Nov 04, 2025
I want to volunteer my Skeleton to be placed in a museum after my demise.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Kalulu44: 7:46pm On Nov 04, 2025
Wetin concern you with how dem use your body when you don die. You no know anything again nah
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by KingMack(m): 7:51pm On Nov 04, 2025
In Nigeria..the maggots are well fed because of people dieing on a daily here..so as for me the answer should be YES!!

Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by DMCY: 7:51pm On Nov 04, 2025
If it’s not going into the hands of ‘em ehn, why not?
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by RickyJesus: 7:53pm On Nov 04, 2025
eepeepook:
Only if I will be guaranteed that it will be used for medical research only. I read a story that a man did so for his grandmother’s corpse. The hospital sold it to the military which used it to test the effects of nuclear bombs on human bodies.
Na still medical research
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by BAILMONEY: 7:59pm On Nov 04, 2025
Islamic tradition holds that a person should be buried as soon as possible to show respect for them.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by bigcasava1(m): 7:59pm On Nov 04, 2025
If they are ready to pay millions of money
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by nahr(f): 8:11pm On Nov 04, 2025
Actually yes, I wouldn't mind donating my organs too. When they are done, they can cremate the remains.

Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Seunomobo: 8:29pm On Nov 04, 2025
APOPTOSIS:
Yessssssssssssssssssss
But preserve my brain, it's precious to me even in the afterlife. We're just 15 across Nigeria.
Brain wey termites go eat
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by stasius: 8:30pm On Nov 04, 2025
Pootle:
weytin them no see for others body wey na my own them wan see am huh

cadaver in nigeria are not properly handled after use, so not a good idea
Cadavers used in Nigeria are basically dead criminals who are actually seen as government property. Anybody killed by firing squad in the past goes to medical school for research and teaching of medical student.

I think this also apply for unclaimed corpses that have stayed in morgue for years.

In a country where crime rate is high, I don't think they should have problem with sourcing body for scientific studies. Any criminal that is kpaied should be sent to the formalin tanks of medical schools for studies. So Nigerian medical schools should have plenty dead bodies for study.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by drginger(f): 8:33pm On Nov 04, 2025
Nah!
I think I owe my loved ones my body,the burial rites gives a level of comfort to those who mourn and a final honour to the dead.

NO.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Starboytwo(m): 9:08pm On Nov 04, 2025
If they can pay me, no problem.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by brainhgeek(m): 9:52pm On Nov 04, 2025
Outside of Nigeria? Yes! Nigeria is a no no. Everybody is cultist na d ones wey get shrine be babalawo
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by eepeepook: 9:59pm On Nov 04, 2025
The military is all about taking lives.

RickyJesus:
Na still medical research
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by preciouswoman66(m): 10:09pm On Nov 04, 2025
To be honest, i thought about this few days ago.

I imagine that if I die as a result of an illness, my body should be donated to cause for such illness

It was just a thought anyway
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by lot14: 10:59pm On Nov 04, 2025
plumcomm:
How much will they give my children cheesy grin grin
I swear how much go come out for my family ooooo
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Toymax88: 11:02pm On Nov 04, 2025
A professor of chemistry in university of ILORIN once said this, the man died shortly in his office.

He said instead of allowing the corpse to decompose, he would like his corpse to be donated to the medical students for research

I didn't know what the family and the children did with his corpse
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Babisha10(m): 11:42pm On Nov 04, 2025
I can do it that's if I'll get paid for it when I die they can come and carry my death body, person wey die no know wettin dey happen again
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Emeskhalifa(m): 11:48pm On Nov 04, 2025
Cybertroll:
Nope! Not interested in having my body disrespected. Not a organ/body donor.
Something that Maggots will eat? Isn't it better you donate it?
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by franvincoop: 12:40am On Nov 05, 2025
Either you donate for research or you donate for fertiliser.
The choice is yours.

gbaskiboy:
After suffering from Buhari and Tinubu hand along with APC urchins una no go still allow me to rest in peace if I die?

Mbanunu!
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Duplex90: 2:23am On Nov 05, 2025
They should buy it while am alive so sapa no go kill me.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Cti28(m): 3:28am On Nov 05, 2025
Fcwilly:
I just signed a document to that effect last week, yes I can
Please where did you sign it?
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by thecommunist(m): 3:41am On Nov 05, 2025
My advise is that it should be avoided. The reason is that if you find yourself in a medical emergency the medical personnel may not bother to put in thier best to save you especially when they are in need of a body or when there is incentive to provide a body for research. Generally, they tend to be biased against going the extra mile to save such patients
This is a fact and it happens frequently in US and Canada.
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by WYZAD(m): 3:51am On Nov 05, 2025
eepeepook:
Only if I will be guaranteed that it will be used for medical research only. I read a story that a man did so for his grandmother’s corpse. The hospital sold it to the military which used it to test the effects of nuclear bombs on human bodies.
Na still research na.
Abi what's research in ur village language?
Re: Can You Will And Volunteer Your Dead Body For Medical Research? by Originalsly: 4:09am On Nov 05, 2025
In NY ... you can check to be an organ donor on your driver licence. In case of death in an accident the hospital will immediately grab your organs while fresh. Organs or always in high demand but short in supply. I would not opt to donate any part of me for research ... but I do understand the reason. But this is a grave concern ... if one is a donor ... 25 year old health fanatic... is involved in an accident ... rushed to the hospital is critical condition.... do you really believe the doctors will do everything to save his life? ... or be hovering over him with scalpel in hand anxiously waiting for him to kick the bucket then diving in to dig out his eyes and carve out his organs? Jack the Ripper everywhere.
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