We do not need our bodies once we leave this world regardless of what you think happens after we die. We should be focused on curing diseases and extending the life of living humans. Science would go so far if we used human bodies after death instead of requiring people to give consent to something they don’t need.
In fairness, pretty much any subject will have some negatives that could be pointed to and touted as an excuse for not doing something.
If there’s even a 1% chance of your body being properly useful to science in some way, and therefore humanity at large, it’s worth the odds.
Though I’d bet good money that the amount of mutilation and whatnot isn’t particularly common for science bound bodies. Much easier to steal some organs from the morgue bodies marked for non collection.
my body, my choice. if body donation was mandatory I’d self-immolate so there’s nothing left after.
I don’t know why body autonomy is such a hard concept to grasp for people. literally the only thing you can “own” is yourself. this ownership doesn’t end after death, you just can’t make decisions known after your death. this is why it’s always been taboo to perform anything but last rites to the dead.
just to note, I’m not religious at all. I believe that after death you cease to exist. that said, the image of my body being slaughtered like a pig for some corporate gains makes me sick and honestly might turn me into an extremist faction and compel me to take action against corporate interests.
The morgue bodies may not have as high quality of organs or may not match genetically. If a billionaire puts a bounty on a liver that fits them genetically and has barely been abused, someone is going to be looking to cash in.
I wish I could live in that timeline where all morgue attendants got a page when the world’s 1% needs a good looking kidney hahaha.