Medico-legal autopsies after sunset: Ethical issues. 2023

S Yadukul, and Pragnesh Parmar, and Prashanth Mada, and Divya Reddy
Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, 508 126 INDIA.

From the British era, regular medico-legal autopsies have never been done in India after sunset, except for those specially permitted by the law enforcement agencies. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, issued a notification on November 15, 2021, regarding the "Conduct of post-mortem in hospitals after sunset". This has given rise to much debate on whether post-mortems can be conducted after sunset in an ethical manner. Here, we briefly discuss the various issues related to the carrying out of post-mortems after sunset in India.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007194 India A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi. Republic of India
D006076 Government The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out in a specific political unit. Governments
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001344 Autopsy Postmortem examination of the body. Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations

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