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are these body parts used or discarded and where does the goverment get the okay to use them or artospie bodys with out concent?

2007-04-29 11:06:21 · 3 answers · asked by ? 7 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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No consent is needed from anyone to do an autopsy. If the coroner or medical examiner orders an autopsy, no one can overrule that decision. After an autopsy is complete, the organs are placed back inside the body cavity and accompany the body to the funeral home where they are treated and are either cremated or buried with the body. Organs are not resold or given to the government, they simply stay with the body.

2007-04-29 14:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0 1

What do you mean if a body doesn't have "inc.?"
The accepted definition for the word "inc" is "incorporated."
Still I can attempt and answer.

Whenever a death happens under suspicious circumstances the courts reserve the right to conduct an autopsy to find out the reason for the person's death. The investigation will proceed from that point if necessary.

If a person dies in the hospital or under the direct care of a doctor then the doctor can supply the cause of death so an autopsy is not needed. In cases where the cause of death is very clear, like natural causes from old age. An autopsy may not be needed. But, when in doubt the body's innards are taken out. If a person dies under the direct care of a doctor then the doctor can sign the death certificate and so determine that there is no need of an autopsy. The only way an autopsy can be done then is with the permission of the family or if detective find evidence to make the death seem suspicious, which is hard to do if they don’t know what they are looking for. This is why whenever possible an autopsy is ordered.

The county or whatever level of police have this right as a federal law (it is not mentioned in the Constitution). I don't know the exact law or where to find it, but it is one of those laws like it is illegal to drive on the wrong side of the road.

When an autopsy is completed the body parts are placed back into the body, which is then sown up. The coroner (not always a doctor) makes the original 'Y" incision below the collar bone so the person's clothing can cover up the incision if the body is to be viewed in an open casket.

If the body was mangled in the incident that caused his death and is unsuitable for presentation then the body parts will be assembled as well as the corner can and deposited into the casket for burial or cremation.

The government has to treat all bodies with respect, even that of a homeless person or a John Doe. In New York they are buried in Potter's Field in pine board boxes.

The government cannot use the bodies of the indigent (very poor) to experiment on or for medical school, or for corpse research. The only bodies that can be used for these means are those bodies that are donated to science (which is what I have told my next of kin that I want to do). Cadaver's suitable for research are rare and there are few ways that the institutions can obtain them. (This explains why Dr. Frankenstein had to do some middle of the night coffin raiding).

2007-04-29 18:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1 2

Lois---------we have waaaaaay too many-------would you like us to ship you some?

2007-04-29 18:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by EZMZ 7 · 1 4

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