Neither scenario seems to be applicable in this case, however. Australian Health Ministers adopted a National Code of Ethical Autopsy Practice10 in 2002 to address problems with autopsies in the UK and Australia An audit of the necropsy rate in one hospital department in the United Kingdom found that the patient affairs officer was 18 percent more successful in securing consent for autopsies than junior physicians [17]. We tend to project our own varied perspectives of death and our desires for knowledge onto the acts of requesting and consenting to an autopsy. In addition to concerns about suffering (suggested in the case above by the response Ms. Foster’s family gave Dr. Zinker), lack of information about why an autopsy might be needed and the steps of the procedure itself have been identified as leading reasons for autopsy refusal [14]. If hospitals or other institutions receive requests for that kind of tissue, legally they should check the requirements in their states. Health professionals are faced with a range of ethical issues in the context of providing palliative care and end of life care. People are able to donate their organs once they have died. By taking a sociocultural approach, the physician can try to honor the autonomy of the deceased person by allowing the next-of-kin to communicate their perceptions of that person’s wishes and desires and by respecting the deceased’s spiritual and cultural perceptions of death. To determine whether consent for autopsy is ethically required in this case, it is necessary to discuss the status of Ms. Foster’s body after death. Furthermore, the availability of DCD, the protocols for DCD, the method of determination of death, the definition of the period of observation after circulatory arrest, and the duration of this observation period for DCD vary around the world. Cartesian dualism, born of sixteenth-century rationalist philosophy, provides a framework in which Ms. Foster’s death would completely separate her body from her mind and past identity. In order to preserve autonomy and ensure beneficence, a discussion about the benefits and risks of autopsy with the family is paramount. Both Drayton and Jones suggest that a person’s body holds unique value beyond that of a lifeless object. Dr. Zinker, a cardiac surgeon, is surprised by the rapid and unexpected death of his patient, Ms. Foster, whose postsurgery recovery had appeared complication-free. Ethical dilemma The ethical dilemma in this case arises from the complex interrelation of distinct issues such as abortion, withdrawal of treatment and advance care planning. In the case presented, if Dr. Zinker believed that a mistake he made would be systematic and that more of his patients could be at risk of dying under similar circumstances, the protection of others in the future could justifiably override respect for autonomy. JAMA. Health professionals are required Autopsies continue to play a critical role in improving patient care and diagnostic ability. 2009, vol. Cartesian Dualism in Medicine and Its Limitations. People and their family members often have specific wishes and needs related to death and dying. Should her remains be considered a deceased patient who is entitled to the respect expressed toward the living or an inanimate object that physicians and interested parties can act upon at will? The pleural effusion was drained, but she developed unstable blood pressure, which required increasing administration of vasopressors. Submit a manuscript for peer review consideration. The authors speculate that the patient affairs officer had a higher comfort level in requesting autopsies and better communication skills than the junior physicians [17]. VL - 34. In contrast, the correctional nurse may face ethical situations daily. This case illuminates concerns about postmortem care and communication revolving around a central question: For whom do we perform autopsies? Ethical considerations should govern use. Most importantly, autopsy practice must conform not only to various specific legal requirements but also to politico-ethical expectations. For example, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residents in anatomic and clinical pathology to perform at least 50 autopsies and to review autopsy reports with a faculty member [2]. The remainder of this chapter focuses on health care issues and planning for health decisions. They may also choose to consent to an autopsy, but limit the extent of the examination. The clinician should discuss the patient’s and family’s views and values in a consent process to autopsy, similar to all other aspects of clinical care of the patient. Effective July 1, 2016. However, even without written documents, a conversation between the patient, family, and health care practitioners about the best course of care gives substantial guidance for care decisions later, when the patient is unable to make such decisions, and is much better than not discussing the issues … In addition, it is also possible to donate organs when living. This chapter summarizes the ethical and legal issues involved in death and dying in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and identifies areas of consensus. He tells the family that final results might not be available for several weeks because academic autopsies often involve microscopic evaluation of tissues, which requires additional histologic processing. In this paper, we consider the unique ethical issues involved when forensic samples are used as research resources. reasons for revocation can vary from ethical violations to failure to maintain continuing education credits. Resemblance to real events or to names of people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Conducted for your concerns for ethical autopsy or legal counsel to start to pediatrics and of his parents refused to health insurance policy limits but they may be prosecuted. In this paper, issues will be addressed about the legal and ethical dilemmas about a DNR, how a DNR can affect while being used in a school system, the history of the issues of DNR, and how potential effects can be addressed to the issues for the future. Home » Information » Legal and Ethical Issues. Despite these supports, Ms. Foster died. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Together, these legal tools help direct and manage property and health care decisions in accordance with a person’s wishes when the person no longer has the ability (capacity) to make decisions. just to mention two. He is a practicing craniofacial surgeon and has master’s degrees in both theology and bioethics. The ethical acceptability of using medicolegal autopsies for education and research is complex. NHMRC Ethical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors. An exception to this approach. It has become apparent that there is an increasing expectation amongst the public for more detailed information concerning autopsy procedures and, in particular, tissue retention. We present two cases that illustrate these dilemmas, and we also review the history and legal considerations of religious objection to autopsy . Legal considerations surrounding the autopsy should be considered and included in autopsy discussions. D. Gareth Jones, author of Speaking for the Dead: Cadavers in Biology and Medicine, also points to this idea: When we turn to a cadaver’s instrumental value, we recognize that it serves as a vital source of memories and responses…. But with the autopsy of Ferguson, Missouri, police-shooting victim Michael Brown making news (Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal autopsy in addition to the state-performed autopsy and a private autopsy requested by Brown's family, reports … ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. Whatever the answer to this question, Cartesian dualism influences medical definitions of death and can also influence a practitioner’s view of the postmortem patient. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. The autopsy is a unique medical procedure from which a deceased patient does not benefit, yet the information gleaned from it can provide closure for a grieving family, data for quality improvement, or evidence for criminal prosecution. Coronial work is multi-disciplinary. The term “autopsy” comes from the Greek term autopsia, meaning “a seeing with one’s own eyes” [18]. Health care professionals practice in an environment that is complex, with many regulations, laws and standards of practice. Hence we will examine the general Cartesian view of the body after death that pervades contemporary clinical practice and then take a clinical sociocultural approach in an effort to respect multiple interpretations of the quiddity of a corpse. Finally, in this issue’s podcast, Theonia Boyd discusses clinical and ethical reasons for completing an autopsy as well as a few of the ethical issues faced by pathologists in their role as medical expert witness. 9.1.2 Autopsies should only be performed by a specialist pathologist or by a person qualified as a registered medical practitioner under the supervision of a specialist pathologist. He also explains that the autopsy should take a few hours and that preliminary results would be available shortly after the procedure was complete. Error disclosure is now a well-established practice in medicine, and the Michigan model disclosure method has been shown to reduce legal claims and liability costs [15]. Recent controversies both in Australia and overseas have focused public attention on autopsy practice. We live in a pluralistic society with many views and rituals of death, and imposing one view in which the body is an object that can be used for information without consent can potentially harm patients and families whose beliefs differ. An ethical approach to sterilization requires that obstetrician–gynecologists recognize women’s legitimate claims to avoid pregnancy and pursue pregnancy when desired. The impact of Māori cultural values on forensic science practice in New Zealand. Like clinical decisions, the consent process and autopsy can be adjusted to accommodate the sociocultural beliefs of an individual and his or her family while gaining the information that can prompt a clinician’s request for the procedure. Living individuals—for example, family members, physicians, criminal investigators—have competing interests in the dead. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing; 1980. A case is presented in which a cardiac surgeon, believing he might have made a mistake, requests an autopsy, but members of the deceased patient’s family believe that she would not have wanted an autopsy performed. Māori cultural beliefs about death and the body conflict with allopathic forensic practices of organ retention and biomaterial destruction, but accommodations can and have been made to honor Māori beliefs [13]. Accessed June 9, 2016. Ethical-Legal Frame Principles Deborah Prior. Jones DG. Shojania KJ, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L. Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time. provides background information on the current system for organ transplantation in Australia. Ethics in medicine is a daily challenge for physicians, who must deal with issues like access to care, genetic testing and care vs. cost. When a hospitalization ends in death, a request for an autopsy can lead to an emotionally charged encounter between a physician and the deceased patient’s family. Health care advance directives are legal documents that communicate a person’s wishes about health care decisions in the event the person becomes incapable of making health care decisions. If so, I want to know, so that I can apologize to you and so that we can work to prevent outcomes like this—if, indeed, they are preventable—in the future. Request full-text PDF. Finally, they ask, “Why do you want to do an autopsy, anyway? This commentary compares the use of Advance Care Directives (ACD) in New South Wales and South Australia in order to highlight the inconsistency in Australian legislation, before exploring common problems, legal concerns and ethical issues associated with their application in an adult population. This approach acknowledges that the value of a dead human body can transcend that of an object, and that the dead person’s identity can be preserved and respected through family members. René Descartes’s cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am”) posits the existence of the self in the (immaterial) mind as opposed to in the (material) body [3]. This article will examine some of the ethical and legal issues correctional nurses must address in their practice. In relation to the legal question of antemortem interventions to facilitate donation after cardiac death, it is well established that treatment without consent is assault.9 As patients who are potential donors after cardiac death are incapable of providing legally valid consent at the time, an alternative legal decisionmaker must be identified if there is no pre-existing consent. 2 Ethical Dimensions of Palliative Care for the Elderly Definitions Ethics - morals and values - what we ought to do according to the philosophy of our society and culture - goodness and badness ... Legal Issues zDuty of care A recommendation for the best autopsy practice in deaths following hunger strike has been made. South, Jacksonville, FL 3224-2673, USA. In death, the body becomes an object, and the person is no longer embodied: “even if there were no body, the soul [mind] would not cease to be all that it is” [4]. Or, is there a kind of middle ground that should be considered? AU - Lynch, Matthew J. PY - 2002. The autopsy: legal and ethical principles. Requests for autopsy. They may order medical medical examinations, request police officers to conduct enquiries, require production of documents, request expert reports, issue orders enabling police officers to search premises for evidence relating to deaths, subpoena witnesses and hold public court hearings. TY - JOUR. a request for autopsy ethical legal issues of his values associated content and their families play a need. SP - 67. The benefits gained by performing an autopsy are not so great as to immediately trump potentially competing values held by a deceased patient’s family members. When a hospitalization ends in death, a request for an autopsy can lead to an emotionally charged encounter between a physician and the deceased patient’s family. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Descartes R. Discourse on Method and Meditation on First Philosophy. Megan Lane is a third-year medical student at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in the Ethics Path of Excellence. There are some circumstances in which consent to autopsy is not required, most notably in forensic cases when information from an autopsy might lead to prosecuting or convicting someone who caused harm to the deceased. Autopsy has always been the foundation of medical educational and biomedical research process. Given the value of the body after death expressed by thinkers like Drayton and Jones and that a deceased person’s wishes can be preserved through living relatives, it follows that family members’ consent should be taken into consideration to proceed to an autopsy. Pathologists face interesting, important, and underexplored ethical complexities. • Chapter 1 . Ethical Concerns For the nurse in a traditional medical setting, ethical decisions occur occasionally and at times the nurse may face ethical dilemmas. T1 - The autopsy: Legal and ethical principles. Approaching a family for autopsy consent after a loved one has died (regardless of the cause of death) is nearly always difficult. Ethical-Legal Frame Principles Deborah Prior. Is understanding what happened to Ms. Foster worth further upsetting her grieving family? Jim and Alta are reluctant to consent to the autopsy of Ms. Foster, stating, “She’s already suffered so much. Legal considerations surrounding the autopsy should be considered and included in autopsy discussions. Published in Pathobiology. In the case presented, it would fall to Dr. Zinker to obtain consent from Ms. Foster’s husband and daughter and try to understand their sociocultural background to best accommodate Ms. Foster’s perceived wishes. In our case, Dr. Zinker should clarify why he is suggesting the procedure, communicating to the family that he wants to determine whether something he did during Ms. Foster’s surgery could have contributed to her death. As an extension of family members’ connections to the patient, the patient’s perceived desires, wishes, and sociocultural beliefs should be incorporated into the family’s decision about whether to perform an autopsy, analogous to surrogate decision making, in which next-of-kin must rely on an incapacitated patient’s past attitudes, actions, and values to make health care decisions. In the case, Dr. Zinker wants to ask a pathologist to perform an autopsy to learn from his possible mistakes and to improve his practice. Discuss the following ethical and legal issues related to a palliative care approach: Decisions regarding advance care directives Conflicts that may occur in relation to personal values and decisions made by or for the person Organ donation Request for autopsy. 2003;289(21):2850. The guidelines cannot give ethical advice specific to different circumstances, but aim to provide principles that can be applied in a variety of situations. They can also decide whether or not organs or samples taken from the body may be kept for further study. If Ms. Foster’s dead body is an object, one could argue that Dr. Zinker would not need consent for an autopsy of her body. As we remember a person who has died, we respect the person who was. Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA is an assistant professor of surgery and co-director of the Clinical Ethics Program at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he also co-chairs the adult and pediatric ethics committees and teaches medical ethics at the undergraduate, medical student, and post-graduate levels. Defining Death: Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues in the Determination of Death. Hospital autopsy. Cartesian dualism. Dr. Zinker wonders what to say next. I know she has been through a lot, and this seems like putting her through even more—but I would like to know whether anything I did contributed to her unexpected death. Why does it matter now?”. Is the act of determining cause of death for the benefit of the deceased, his or her family, a physician, or future patients? By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. Drayton and Jones’s emphasis on the continued value of the deceased’s identity in relation to the deceased’s body highlights the clinical and ethical importance of consent for autopsy and complicates clinical understandings of death influenced by dualism. A 2003 meta-analysis found that the median error rate for clinically undiagnosed conditions “involving a principal underlying disease or primary cause of death” was 23.5 percent [1]. A bereavement counselor is a specialist in the grieving process who could potentially aid Dr. Zinker in communicating effectively with her family. Beyond engaging this philosophical discussion, we also highlight a practical approach to discussing an autopsy with a grieving family by using the case presented. This exception is understood to be a compromise that expresses respect for individual autonomy and motivates collective justice. Ethical Issues in Organ Donation [Instructor name] [Course name] Ethical Issues in Organ Donation Introduction Organ donation is an ethical issue. We reviewed technological advances and state‐of‐the‐art developments documented by undertaking a literature search on autonomous robotics for surgery and autopsy, tracing agents, explainable AI, ML black box solutions, algorithmic transparent/opaque processes, as well as AI legal and ethical issues such as data biases (e.g. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313020120105660. John Drayton, in “Bodies-in-Life/Bodies-in-Death,” suggests that the objective use of the body dictated by dualism is complicated by bereavement, or “our memories of others…based on behaviour associated with their bodies” [11]. Autopsy. Ethical issues in addiction counseling Rehabil Couns Bull. A seventh ethical issue is the respect for patients’ autonomous wishes to donate their organs which is legally supported by the US Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. It is illegal in the UK. Health care professionals practice in an environment that is complex, with many regulations, laws and standards of practice. Ethical considerations after a patient dies. All that remains of the person is the cadaver, and yet our respect for that person, and for the memory of that person, leads to respect for the person’s remains, a link that is not readily broken [12]. 2013;43(2):267. ISSN 2376-6980, Is Consent to Autopsy Necessary? 2 Ethical and legal issues of Palliative care and Care at the end of life Palliative care and General legal framework of patient’s rights It is assumed that today Georgia has the legislation on the rights of patients / health and human rights responding to contemporary standards. It might involve talking to people who are important to you, such as a partner, your family or doctor. Even if they don't influence your purchasing decisions, just the appearance of impropriety can become an ethical issue, hurting your reputation and that of your company. Issues such as consent for autopsy, and retention and disposal of tissues and THE AUTOPSY: LEGAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES 69 organs, represent matters of increasing importance to pathologists, law makers, bereaved families and the com- munity … 1968;205(6):85. In some instances, the case studies illustrate how ethical issues may be resolved. But it also is the focal point of claims that sometimes technology goes too far and that we should not always do all that we can do. We then consider how physicians might approach families of deceased patients to request an autopsy in light of this perspective. Legal, Ethical, and Safety Issues Your Rights and Responsibilities Informed Consent. Dr. Zinker could also employ the aid of a bereavement counselor when communicating this message. Megan Lane and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA, Copyright 2021 American Medical Association. Author C G Scott 1 Affiliation 1 Rehabilitation Counseling Program, College of Health, University of North Florida, 4567 St. John's Bluff Rd. Drayton J. Bodies-in-life/bodies-in-death: social work, coronial autopsies and the bonds of identity. For practice to be considered ‘ethical’ it must respect all four of these principles. Accessed June 9, 2016. In medicine, we are drawn to a Cartesian dualism to characterize death. A case is presented in which a cardiac surgeon, believing he might have made a mistake, requests an autopsy, but members of the deceased patient’s family believe that she would not have wanted an autopsy performed. Accessed May 4, 2016. We discuss two theoretical frameworks that support differing views on this question. Y1 - 2002. Four basic principles of biomedical ethics are autonomy (self-determination), justice, beneficence (doing good), and non-maleficence (doing no harm). He explains to them what’s involved in an autopsy and how long it might take. Although Cartesian dualism is consistent with some rationalist underpinnings of the practice of medicine, such as the medical determination of death, a Cartesian perspective on the dead body as object ignores a complex plurality of cultural and social perspectives on the body after one is deceased. BMJ. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing; 2000:57. In a forensic case the need to pursue justice, as expressed in long-standing legal precedent, overrides even family members’ objections to autopsy. Two forensic genetics research studies using tissue collected from a forensic post-mortem were recently initiated at our institution and were the first of their kind to be conducted in Cape … Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. Resident physician opinions on autopsy importance and procurement. EP - 70. Ethical Issues in Organ Donation [Instructor name] [Course name] Ethical Issues in Organ Donation Introduction Organ donation is an ethical issue. JO - Pathology During time, post-mortem examinations had a main role in training and forming of medical professionals; many generations of doctors have learned anatomy, pathology and physiopathology at the autopsy room, at autopsy table; results of post-mortem examinations, through pre and post mortem findings … Request full-text PDF. Friendly, seemingly innocent gestures like thank-you gifts and nice lunches can cross the line of ethics in procurement. You probably know that an autopsy is an examination performed on a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death.. A central question discussed in this commentary is whether and when consent for autopsy is necessary. Central Ethical Issues and Considerations. The normal protocol for autopsy includes examining both the head and the body, but Dr. Zinker explains that the family may limit autopsy to the body if so desired. The viewpoints expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Zinker wants to order an autopsy to determine the exact cause of Ms. Foster’s death. Case studies are included in Chapter 3 to highlight the complex ethical issues involved in decision-making about transplantation and the way in which the ethical principles and guidance can assist decision-making. Methods. Pathologists need to be concerned with issues of authorization, performance, disfigurement, organ retention, failure to diagnose, and unauthorized release of the autopsy … People are able to donate their organs once they have died. Reasons Why Requesting an Autopsy May Be Important Even in cases of natural death, however, the next-of-kin may still wish to request an autopsy for several reasons: 2 To confirm a medical diagnosis made before the death involving a genetic disease that could affect surviving family members. 1997;314(7096):1729. Determining Brain Death: No Room for Error, James F. Bartscher, MD and Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD, Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature, How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate, Incorporating Spirituality into Patient Care, The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy, Improving Pathologists’ Communication Skills, Pathology Image-Sharing on Social Media: Recommendations for Protecting Privacy While Motivating Education, Genevieve M. Crane, MD, PhD and Jerad M. Gardner, MD, Ethical Questions about Platelet Transfusions at the End of Life, John P. Sherbeck, MD and Renee D. Boss, MD, Martin J. Magers, MD and Sandro K. Cinti, MD, Organ transplantation/Definition of death, Patient-clinician relationship/Patient, family-centered care, https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/300_pathology_2016.pdf, http://www.thaddeuspope.com/images/President_Comm_on_Def_Death_1981.pdf, http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.npsf.org/resource/resmgr/LLI/Shining-a-Light_Transparency.pdf. Concluding that the “higher brain” “may well exist only as a metaphorical concept” [9], the report espoused “whole brain” formulations in its proposed Uniform Determination of Death Act, which the authors claimed “does not appear to conflict with the view that the soul leaves the body at death” [10]. Kamal IS, Forsyth DR, Jones JR. Although many international countries have DCD donors, there are some countries with legal restrictions to perform DCD. By explaining that he might have done something during surgery that contributed to Ms. Foster’s death and that an autopsy could bring that to light and prevent it from being repeated, Dr. Zinker could better communicate clearly and honestly with Ms. Foster’s family. Structure of the Ethical Guidelines. He contacts the hospital’s pathologist for advice. Dr. Zinker meets with Ms. Foster’s husband, Jim, and adult daughter, Alta, to obtain consent for an autopsy. Pathologists need to be concerned with issues of authorization, performance, disfigurement, organ retention, failure to diagnose, and unauthorized release of the autopsy … Ethical issues concerning autopsy focus on respect for the dead body, retaining tissues from the body for study, and the applicability autopsy information has when examining the quality of care provided by a medical institution. 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