Does the Anatomical Donor Program ever refuse to accept a body?
Total-willed body donors must be pre-registered with our program prior to death to assure acceptance at death. The family should be made aware that if the donor dies due to an infectious disease such as HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; is extremely obese or emaciated; has suffered a violent death; is a suicide victim or has had vital organs removed for transplantation purposes; the body will be cremated upon receipt. All other requests for donation are considered on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to refuse anyone who is not pre-registered.
