Objections to medico-legal autopsy--recent developments in case law.
J Law Med
; 14(4): 463-8, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Medico-legal autopsies can be directed by coroners. However, in a number of jurisdictions family members can lodge objections with coroners against such procedures taking place. The authors analyse the objections, successful and unsuccessful, taken in Australia. Reviewing recent Victorian developments, they emphasise the public interest in autopsies which reveal medical causes of death. They identify the ongoing importance of coroners being able to exercise their statutory function to undertake death investigations effectively and to make informed recommendations to reduce the incidence of avoidable deaths.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autopsia
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Médicos Forenses
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Medicina Legal
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Law Med
Asunto de la revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article