Indian Health Minister's Shocking Statement on Body Donation Sparks Controversy

"" "Please do not take such a step as donating your body after death, because it is of no use to medical science." "This unexpected statement of Health Minister Dr. Sharadwat Mukherjee, 16 years after the death of former Chief Minister of the state Jyoti Basu, has created a new controversy in the political and medical corridors. While body donation is considered a great donation, the claim of a senior minister that the donated body of a veteran politician of the country was also of no use to medical science has sparked a serious debate. Speaking at a program related to eye donation awareness in a hospital, the Health Minister made a very shocking revelation. He said that I am saying this with utmost respect that the body donated by former Chief Minister Jyoti Basu could not be of any use in the study or research of medical science. This body would have been useful if he had made a" "" "live donation" ". "" "" "