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SINGAPORE: Loh Siew Mei has willed her body to science – where it will likely be probed and prodded by doctors and medical students.

“A dead body is of no other use, so why not donate it for a good cause?” said the 51-year-old retired corporate sales executive, who made the pledge to donate her body last year.She is among a growing number of people who think so.

Bodies could be used for organ transplants, research into life-saving procedures or teaching human anatomy to medical students.As of last year, 4,000 people have pledged their bodies under the Act since it was enacted in 1973. Under MTERA, anyone aged 18 and above, regardless of nationality, can pledge his organs, tissues and whole body for the purpose of transplant, treatment, education or research after they die.It did not take long for Loh, a regular blood platelet donor, to decide it was what she wanted to do.

“In respecting Chinese traditions, I wanted to make sure my mother was comfortable with it. I thought that was the biggest hurdle.

 

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