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From: "Ian Rhodes" <>
Subject: RE: [CHS] The Bereaved
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:22:33 -0000
In-Reply-To: <010a01c07bfb$1cf686a0$b93701d5@brianbramhall>


Brian wrote:
<I have stated in my will that my remains will be used by the School of
Biological Sciences [my local doctors school] for research or practice in
how to chop up a person so they don't know they've been chopped. This is
quite legal and saves me, or my rels, the cost of a funeral. But, can this
be overruled?>

Your relatives may well respect your wishes, but I'm afraid you might be
defeated by the medical school. While they do accept 'bodies' bequeathed to
them, they are not obliged to do so and often they have more 'bits' than
they know what to do with. (You'd be surprised how many people opt to do
this) There are certainly cases where the answer is "Thanks, but not
thanks."

If this is what you want to do, please speak to the establishment in advance
to ensure that it will happen. You will definitely have a better chance with
a medical school, but you can't count on it. The general rule is that your
'bits' are used and they will then arrange a funeral which relatives may
attend or not, as they wish.

Having said that, the recent cases at Alder Hey and Bristol are leading to
significant changes in this area of the law.

Personally, I'd go for a cremation and then have my ashes shot off on the
end of a rocket!

Ian Rhodes, Stockport UK

Family history website: http://www.gravelbank.co.uk

Researching: RHODES in Flockton, Yorks and Mottram and Dukinfield, Ches,
(Associated families: CROSLAND, GODDARD, HARRISON, INGHAM, RAMSBOTTOM,
RATCLIFFE and SHEPLEY
BINNIE in Falkirk, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs and Dukinfield, Ches,
(Associated families: AIKEN, BELL, FORGIE, HARDIE, KAY, NICHOL, RAMSAY,
SHORROCKS, SMITH and SQUAIR
HARROP in Glossop, Derb and Mottram, Ches. Associated families: BOOTH and
TURNER in W Yorks and THORPE in Lancs, DEWSNAP in Cheshire
PRESTWICH in Manchester, Audenshaw and Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs. Associated
families: CARTWRIGHT, HARROP and STANLEY,
CRABTREE in Haughton and Denton, Lancs and Hyde, Ches. Associated families:
RIDGWAY, ROWLAND, STANSFIELD, WARDLE
MOLESDALE in Cadishead and Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs and Dent County,
Missouri. Associated families: CHATTERTON, CRAMOND, WALKER, WHITTAKER


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