Literature DB >> 2305750

Religious objection to autopsy. An ethical dilemma for medical examiners.

L R Boglioli1, M L Taff.   

Abstract

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.

Keywords:  Death and Euthanasia; Legal Approach; Religious Approach

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Year:  1990        PMID: 2305750     DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199003000-00001

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol        ISSN: 0195-7910            Impact factor:   0.921


  6 in total

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Journal:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry       Date:  1993-06       Impact factor: 10.154

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Authors:  R D Start; C A Saul; D W Cotton; N J Mathers; J C Underwood
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Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2021-01-28       Impact factor: 3.240

5.  Suicide in Israel: 1985-1997.

Authors:  Ricardo Nachman; Ornit Yanai; Leib Goldin; Marnina Swartz; Yoram Barak; Jehuda Hiss
Journal:  J Psychiatry Neurosci       Date:  2002-11       Impact factor: 6.186

6.  "Even if I were to consent, my family will never agree": exploring autopsy services for posthumous occupational lung disease compensation among mineworkers in South Africa.

Authors:  Audrey V Banyini; David Rees; Leah Gilbert
Journal:  Glob Health Action       Date:  2013-01-24       Impact factor: 2.640

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