Timothy Craig Allen (2019) The Evolution of Decedent Ownership. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: September 2019, Vol. 143, No. 9, pp. 1048-1051.

EDITORIAL

The Evolution of Decedent Ownership

Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD

From the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.

Corresponding author: Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216 (email: tcallen@umc.edu).

"As society’s mores evolve into and through the 21st century, the issue of autopsy and periautopsy consent will require increased attention by state legislatures and courts."