BODY DONATION AND ITS ETHICS

Authors

  • Pallavi Lokhande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v3i1.230

Keywords:

Body donation, dissection, donate, human cadaver

Abstract

Body donation is the donation of whole body after death for medical research and education. In ancient India Sushruta
dissected human bodies. Andreas Vesalius was first medical student to dissect a human cadaver. According to Anatomy act
1948, it provides for collection of dead bodies for teaching purpose. Any individual can donate the body and any
hospital/medical institution approved by state government can accept the body for medical education and research. The
willingness form can be filled by donor for body donation. Also the donated body can be rejected by institution depending
on certain criteria’s like if amputation had occurred in the body or the body is of medico legal case. Also certain factorslike
love for owns body or religious beliefs also prevent body donation. The situation of less number of body donations can be
improved by awareness campaigns, paper and electronic media.

Author Biography

Pallavi Lokhande

PG Scholar, Department of Rachana Sharir, CSMSS Ayurved College,
Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Additional Files

Published

2021-03-07

How to Cite

Lokhande, P. . (2021). BODY DONATION AND ITS ETHICS. Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM), 3(1). https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v3i1.230

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM)

Section

Review Article

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