Can I donate my body after death?

Can I donate my body after death?

Who can make their body available? A body donor must have bequeathed his body to the Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology during his lifetime. This requires the donor’s unrestricted ability to consent. Registration as a body donor is only possible from the age of 60.

Can I sell my body after death?

Every body donor has to bequeath himself personally to the institute during his / her lifetime by means of a so-called last will. A remuneration of the body donation (sale of the body) is excluded!

What happens with a body donation?

Body donation is an alternative to traditional burial. In this case, the body of the deceased is made available to science. These donations are needed in medical education and training as well as in research.

How can I make my body available to science?

Body donation process In order to be listed as a body donor at an anatomical institute, interested parties must first fill out a questionnaire and an application form. Pre-existing illnesses are queried and wishes for a funeral are recorded, for example a funeral according to the Catholic / Protestant order.

Are the people in body worlds real?

that are shown in body worlds exhibitions are real. They come from people who, during their lifetime, decided that their bodies should be available for training doctors and informing laypeople after their death.