There is a Chinese (Taoist? Buddhist?) concept that one must go whole to the grave and it is better to die now than to go incomplete later on - i know historically the royal eunuchs who rose to higher ranks (who had their penis and testicles surgically removed as young boys) would pay vast sums to find and aquire their genitals (usually kept by the surgeon for just such an outcome) so they could go to heaven whole.

Personally i feel nothing about my body after death. It will be an empty and broken vehicle, i will be done with it. Thus if i die i don't care what you do with me. Even the thought of canabalism doesn't perturb me - obviously being KILLED to be eaten is awful, but if i died of unrelated things, seriously, i don't care.

I am on the organ donor register for "anything of use" to be donated and my family and friends all know my wishes. And if i needed an organ and one was available, i would accept it. I would donate DD's organs if she died and if i was the next of kin for someone, unless they had expressly told me they didn't want it, i would grant permission.

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