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June 3, 2009
Autopsies and Untimely Deaths
The Chicago Personal Injury Blog has posted an article that discusses why an autopsy is a double-edged sword when dealing with an untimely death.
The article says that an autopsy can shed light onto the cause of a loved one's untimely death and can help the medical examiner fill in the blanks of what happened. Loved ones can also be comforted by autopsy results. Sometimes knowing what happened is a comfort and alleviates feelings of guilt they might have over not noticing symptoms.
In other cases, autopsies can determine whether someone died of a hereditary disease that may affect other family members and provide clues for the future health of the survivors.
However, autopsies are expensive and there's no guarantee one can answer all the questions surrounding a loved one's death. Autopsies can cost $3,000-$5,000, according to this article and still might not provide all the answers.
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