Autopsy. By Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist scalpel_blade@yahoo.com No texting or chat messages, please. Ordinary e-mails are welcome. This website collects no information. If you e-mail me, neither your e-mail address nor any other information will ever be passed on to any third party, unless required by law. This page was last modified February 13, 2013. I have no sponsors and do not host paid advertisements. Autopsy means "see for yourself". There are many advantages to getting an autopsy. At least a fifth of autopsies reveal a cause of death other than was known to clinicians. Under the laws of all US states and most other nations, autopsy can be ordered by the government. When a loved one dies, a family can ask the hospital to perform an autopsy.
If the family prefers, a private pathologist can do the autopsy in the funeral home. Whoever does the autopsy, there should not be a problem with an open-casket funeral afterwards. Most religions allow autopsy. Here's how an autopsy is done. Motor vehicle-assisted ligature str... [Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2012. Numbr. USPS - The United States Postal Service (U.S. Postal Service) How to Get a Post Office Box. How to Rent a Post Office Box: Step-by-Step Guide.