Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Bill

Clause 2

Removal of parts of body or specified parts in accordance with a request

If any person, either in writing at any time or orally in the presence of two or more witnesses during his last illness, has expressed a request that his body or any specified part of his body be used after his death for therapeutic purposes or for purposes of medical education or research, the person who has lawful possession of his body after his death may unless he has reason to believe —

(a)

that the request was subsequently withdrawn; or

(b)

that the surviving spouse or any surviving relative of the deceased objects to the body being so dealth with, authorise in writing the removal from the body of any part or, as the case may be, the specified part, for use in accordance with the request.

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