Parliamentary QA
Donation of Whole Bodies to Medical Research
10 January 2018
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Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Seah Kian Peng
MP for Marine Parade GRC
Question No. 697
To ask the Minister for Health how many persons have pledged to donate their whole bodies to medical research after death in the last three years.
Written Answer
1. 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.
2. In the last three years, the numbers of new pledges for whole body donation after death to be used for medical research are as follows:
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Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Whole body donation pledges (Medical research) | 395 | 621 | 518 |