Table 1 Religious attitudes towards post-mortem investigation [59]
From: A pragmatic evidence-based approach to post-mortem perinatal imaging
Religion | Autopsy | Tissue retention | Disposal of the body |
|---|---|---|---|
Atheism | No prohibition | No prohibition | Burial or cremation |
Christianity | No religious prohibition | No religious prohibition | Burial or cremation |
Hinduism | No religious prohibition | No religious prohibition | Cremation without delay |
Sikhism | No religious prohibition | No religious prohibition | Cremation without delay |
Islam | Only if required by law | Only if required by law | Burial without delay |
Judaism | Only if required by law | Only if required by law | Burial without delay |