Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Family outraged after Ont. girl buried without brain

Dron_Cah · 11-07-2008, 11:41 AM

While I understand the family's distress, based upon their religious beliefs, I can't blame the coroner's office. Having worked in the field for a short time, I know that the brain is almost always removed during an autopsy, and is not returned to the cranium. Perhaps there should be a new standard put in place to respect the family's religious beliefs on this issue.
Whatever the case, the coroner's office is fully in their rights in keeping the brain for further testing. Or at least they would be in the U.S. (I don't know the differences in Canada's laws)

11-07-2008, 11:41 AM	#4
Dron_Cah Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 37 Posts: 2,637	Re: Family outraged after Ont. girl buried without brain While I understand the family's distress, based upon their religious beliefs, I can't blame the coroner's office. Having worked in the field for a short time, I know that the brain is almost always removed during an autopsy, and is not returned to the cranium. Perhaps there should be a new standard put in place to respect the family's religious beliefs on this issue. Whatever the case, the coroner's office is fully in their rights in keeping the brain for further testing. Or at least they would be in the U.S. (I don't know the differences in Canada's laws)