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===Religious objections=== | ===Religious objections=== | ||
There are religious objections to autopsy among Jews and Muslims.<ref name=Ref_HospAuto43>{{Ref HospAuto|43}}</ref><ref name=Ref_HospAuto47>{{Ref HospAuto|47}}</ref> | *There are religious objections to autopsy among Jews and Muslims.<ref name=Ref_HospAuto43>{{Ref HospAuto|43}}</ref><ref name=Ref_HospAuto47>{{Ref HospAuto|47}}</ref> | ||
*It is ''not'' considered good practise to agree to restrictions that will impair a complete assessment, e.g. "stop as soon as one has the cause of death", especially in the medicolegal context (when the extent of the autopsy is at the pathologist's discretion). It is often said that... ''incomplete autopsies give incomplete answers''. | |||
==External exam== | ==External exam== | ||