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*The power a person that is designated as ''power of attorney for health care decisions'' does not have the authority to consent for an autopsy; their power ends with death (unless they are also the ''executer of the estate''). | *The power a person that is designated as ''power of attorney for health care decisions'' does not have the authority to consent for an autopsy; their power ends with death (unless they are also the ''executer of the estate''). | ||
*In clinical medicine, it is allowable to skip down the hierarchy if ''the'' "consent giver" is not reachable, e.g. if a child of the patient is present they can consent in emergency circumstances, if the spouse is ''not'' reachable. In the context of (non-corner's) autopsies, '''the hierarchy has to be followed strictly''', as there is no such thing as an "emergency autopsy"; it is ''not'' acceptable to ask the child of the decedent 'cause they aren't distraught like the spouse of the decedent. | *In clinical medicine, it is allowable to skip down the hierarchy if ''the'' "consent giver" is not reachable, e.g. if a child of the patient is present they can consent in emergency circumstances, if the spouse is ''not'' reachable. In the context of (non-corner's) autopsies, '''the hierarchy has to be followed strictly''', as there is no such thing as an "emergency autopsy"; it is ''not'' acceptable to ask the child of the decedent 'cause they aren't distraught like the spouse of the decedent. | ||
*In non-corner's cases, a physician ''cannot'' consent an autopsy. | *In non-corner's cases/non-medical examiner's cases, a physician ''cannot'' give consent for an autopsy. | ||
===Religious objections=== | ===Religious objections=== | ||