Question

The family of a deceased victim protests having an autopsy of their loved one due ro religious beliefs. The medical examiner will honor their wishes unless:

Answer 1

In case of involvement of crime or in case if autopsy is a threat to public health

Step-by-step explanation:

There can be two cases where a medical practioner will not perform the autopsy as requested by family member of the patient –

a) If the death of the person involves any criminal link

b) If the patient has no abnormal disease which on autopsy could become a public threat

In all other scenarios, the doctor can undergo autopsy on the request of family member. Autopsy is basically performed to test the determine the exact cause of death. In case of natural death, there is not point of doing autopsy.