QUESTION:

QUESTION: Drawing on contemporary law and practice around post-mortems, critically analyse the socio-legal role of the autopsy and make a case for either (a) further reform or (b) the status quo. - You may wish to consider approaches to this question that include, for example: - the importance of forensic medical expertise vis-à-vis the autopsy; - arguments about ‘needless autopsies’; - cultural concerns; - next-of-kin vs legal issues; - the changes to the law; - criminological issues; - or how autopsy is developing in distinction to the past via use of technologies