当父亲决定成为“大体老师”

2026年春天，江西赣州张全茜在赣州市红十字会办公室签署了父亲遗体捐献的确认书 1。此前在2025年“十一”假期，她已使用父亲手机完成线上志愿登记并领取实体登记卡 1。这一经历折射出当前遗体捐献体系中登记意愿与接收能力之间的落差 1。

部分医学院校近期出现接收饱和甚至拒收的情况，且缺乏跨区域转运机制，导致家属产生被辜负感及后续服务缺失的问题 1。例如，2026年9月湖北黄石一位逝者家属反映，其家人多年前登记遗体捐献，离世后却被黄石市红十字会告知“名额已满” 1。对此，武汉大学泰康医学院回应称遗体接收由红十字会统一调配，目前库满 1。湖北省红十字会器官捐献中心解释称，遗体捐献意愿登记没有法律效力，需与家属再次确认，且不主动告知接收池已满是为避免误解 1。

此外，相关伦理争议也时有发生。2026年10月，长沙民政职业技术学院医学院一名新生对“大体老师”头骨标本进行摆拍并发布朋友圈，造成不良影响，学校通报已处分涉事学生 1。同年3月26日，江西南昌青山墓园举行了江西省红十字会遗体、器官捐献者清明缅怀追思活动 1。

In spring 2026, Zhang Quanxi signed the confirmation for her father’s body donation at the Ganzhou Municipal Red Cross office in Jiangxi Province 1. This decision followed her completion of the online voluntary registration using her late father’s mobile phone during the National Day holiday in 2025, which resulted in him receiving a physical donor card 1. The case highlights growing tensions between registered willingness to donate and the actual capacity of medical institutions to accept such gifts.

The strain on the system is evident across several regions. In September 2026, a family in Huangshi, Hubei, reported that despite having registered for body donation years prior, they were informed by the local Red Cross that "quotas were full" after their relative passed away 1. Wuhan University’s Taikang Medical School responded that body receipt is uniformly allocated by the Red Cross and confirmed their current inventory was saturated 1. The Hubei Provincial Red Cross Organ Donation Center explained that while registration lacks legal binding force and requires re-confirmation with families, they do not proactively announce when the acceptance pool is full to avoid misunderstandings 1.

Beyond logistical challenges, the sector has faced ethical controversies. In October 2026, Changsha Social Work College penalized a new student from its medical school for posting photos on social media posing with skull specimens of "Big Body Teachers," an act deemed to have caused negative influence 1. These incidents underscore the complex landscape facing China’s body donation system, where administrative bottlenecks and respect for donors remain critical issues.