More donating their bodies for research or organ transplant

Ms Loh Siew Mei, 51, a retiree, is among the more than 500 people who pledged to donate their whole body under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act last year.
Ms Loh Siew Mei, 51, a retiree, is among the more than 500 people who pledged to donate their whole body under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act last year. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Calvin Yang
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Updated
Oct 10, 2019, 01:45 PM
Published
Oct 06, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Ms Loh Siew Mei knows what will happen to her after her death.

She has willed her body to science - where it will likely be probed and prodded by doctors and medical students.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 06, 2019, with the headline More donating their bodies for research or organ transplant. Subscribe

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