52:17B-88.2.Ā  Dissection or autopsy;Ā  contrary to decedents' religious beliefs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no dissection orĀ  autopsy shall be performed, in the absence of a compelling public necessity,Ā  over the objection of a member of the deceased's immediate family or in theĀ  absence thereof, a friend of the deceased that the procedure is contrary to theĀ  religious belief of the decedent or if there is an obvious reason to believeĀ  that a dissection or autopsy is contrary to the decedent's religious beliefs.

L.1983, c. 535, s. 2.
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