2005 Minnesota Statutes - 145.161 — Dissection; when permitted.

     145.161 Dissection; when permitted.  


    The right to dissect the dead body of a human being shall 
 be limited to:  (a) cases specially provided by statute, or by 
 the direction or will of the deceased; (b) cases where a coroner 
 is authorized to hold an inquest upon the body, and then only so 
 far as the coroner may authorize dissection; (c) cases where the 
 husband or wife shall authorize dissection for the purpose of 
 ascertaining the cause of death, and then only to the extent so 
 authorized; and (d) cases where one of the next of kin, charged 
 by law with the duty of burial, shall authorize dissection for 
 the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death and then only to 
 the extent so authorized, provided no dissection shall be 
 performed pursuant to this clause if there is objection by 
 anyone of such next of kin.  Every person who shall make, cause 
 or procure to be made, any dissection of the body of a human 
 being, except as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a 
 gross misdemeanor.  


    HIST: (10227) RL s 4975; 1967 c 220 s 1; 1986 c 444