Religious objection to autopsy. An ethical dilemma for medical examiners.
In recent years, religious objection to autopsy has become an ethical dilemma for medical examiners. We present two cases that illustrate these dilemmas, and we also review the history and legal considerations of religious objection to autopsy.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002410:Catholicism; D002423:Cause of Death; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis