Number of Persons Pledging to Donate Whole Bodies to Medical Research after Death

Debated in Parliament on 8 Jan 2018.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Health about the number of persons pledging to donate their whole bodies to medical research after death in the last three years.
Gan Kim Yong stated that under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act, individuals aged 18 and above who are not mentally disordered can pledge their whole bodies for research, transplant, or education.
Gan Kim Yong provided the number of new pledges for whole body donation to medical research in the last three years, as shown in a table in the response.

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Seah Kian Peng

Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Health how many persons have pledged to donate their whole bodies to medical research after death in the last three years.

Gan Kim Yong

Under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act, anyone from 18 years of age and who is not mentally disordered can pledge to donate their whole body upon death to be used for research, transplant or education purposes.

In the last three years, the numbers of new pledges for whole body donation after death to be used for medical research are as shown in the table below.

Number of Persons Pledging to Donate Whole Bodies to Medical Research after Death

Debated in Parliament on 8 Jan 2018.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Health about the number of persons pledging to donate their whole bodies to medical research after death in the last three years.
Gan Kim Yong stated that under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act, individuals aged 18 and above who are not mentally disordered can pledge their whole bodies for research, transplant, or education.
Gan Kim Yong provided the number of new pledges for whole body donation to medical research in the last three years, as shown in a table in the response.

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Seah Kian Peng

Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Health how many persons have pledged to donate their whole bodies to medical research after death in the last three years.

Gan Kim Yong

In the last three years, the numbers of new pledges for whole body donation after death to be used for medical research are as shown in the table below.

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Number of Persons Pledging to Donate Whole Bodies to Medical Research after Death

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Number of Persons Pledging to Donate Whole Bodies to Medical Research after Death

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