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Re:Whose limb is it anyway? by armada651 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:27PM (#22651517)
The family may want to organize a closed casket burial or a cremation ceremony. Is it so absurd that they would want the body for that?

As the article states the emotional grief over losing a limb may be on the same level as losing a spouse for amputees. I wouldn't say it's absurd that someone would want to keep the ashes in that case.

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Re:Whose limb is it anyway? by lonelappde on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:52PM (#22652299)
What do you need a body for a closed casket?
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Re:Whose limb is it anyway? by gumby on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:14PM (#22652387)
Not to mention you probably don't want the service to happen weeks later once the science is done.
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Re:Whose limb is it anyway? by armada651 on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:52AM (#22673719)
Because for most people there's emotional value in the remains of a loved one.
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