An Act to Amend Section Eleven Hundred and Seven of the Administrative Code, Reducing the Time within which Certain Bodies of Deceased Persons may be Used for Scientific Purposes, and for Other Purposes
Act No. 2897, approved on February 25, 1920, amends Section 1107 of the Administrative Code regarding the use of deceased bodies for scientific purposes. It specifies that unclaimed bodies eligible for public burial may be used for medical science if not claimed by relatives within 24 hours after death, under the authority of the Director of Health. The Act mandates that the Director establish regulations for the respectful burial of remains and outlines that any other use of deceased bodies for scientific investigation is prohibited. This law aims to promote medical knowledge while ensuring the dignity of the deceased.
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- Act No. 2897
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 25, 1920
ACT NO. 2897
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, REDUCING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH CERTAIN BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS MAY BE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section eleven hundred and seven of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: cHDAIS
"SEC. 1107. Use of dead body for scientific purposes. — The body of any deceased person which is to be buried at public expense and which is unclaimed by relatives or friends for a period of twenty-four hours after death shall be subject to the disposition of the Philippine Health Service, and, by order of the Director of Health, may be devoted to the purposes of medical science and to the advancement and promotion of medical knowledge and information, subject to such regulations as said Director of Health, with the approval of the Department Head, may prescribe. The regulations of the Director of Health shall provide for the decent burial of the remains of such bodies and for defraying the necessary expenses incident thereto. Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to make use of any dead body for any scientific investigation other than that of performing an autopsy."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, February 25, 1920.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Eleven Hundred and Seven of the Administrative Code, Reducing the Time within which Certain Bodies of Deceased Persons may be Used for Scientific Purposes, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2897, Feb 25, 1920 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Eleven Hundred and Seven of the Administrative Code, Reducing the Time within which Certain Bodies of Deceased Persons may be Used for Scientific Purposes, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2897 (Phil. 1920)
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