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Autopsy rights

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000636

The legal entitlements of next of kin or other designated individuals regarding the performance of a post-mortem examination on a deceased person. These rights include the ability to consent to or refuse an autopsy, and to receive information about its findings. State laws and religious beliefs often influence the exercise of these rights.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000636
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000636",
  "term": "Autopsy rights",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal entitlements of next of kin or other designated individuals regarding the performance of a post-mortem examination on a deceased person. These rights include the ability to consent to or refuse an autopsy, and to receive information about its findings. State laws and religious beliefs often influence the exercise of these rights.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/autopsy-rights/"
}

Record 427 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.