Table 2.

Important aspects of body donation covered in various acts across the globe

No.	Aspect of body procurement/donation	North America [22, 25]	Europe [23, 29]	India [10, 17]	Thailand [24, 25]	South Korea [26-26, 29]	Australia [22-26]	Middle east & certain African nations [23-26]
1	Acts/laws governing it	Vested with federal states or provinces	Centralized for the country	Vested with states	Centralized	Centralized	Vested with federal states or provinces	Vested with the religious laws
2	Autonomy	Self willed	Restricted self willed by lawyer intervention	No provisions so far	No provisions so far	Restricted self willed by lawyer intervention	Self willed	Based on the regional religion
3	Therapeutic use of cadavers	Accounted and considered	Accounte d and considered	Considered but not accounted by all states	Not considered	Considered but not fully accounted	Accounted and considered	Based on religious jurisdiction and norms
4	Funeral embalming	Provisions made	Provisions made	No provisions	No provisions	Provisions made	Provision made	Provisions made
5	Transportation cost of cadaver	Provisions made	Provisions made	No provisions	No provisions	Provisions made	Provision made	Provisions made