Every effort should be made to allow this, if at all possible in the patient's room, or it not, even in the morgue. Autopsies are considered in the highest form of insult to the deceased and can only be performed under suspicion of foul play, and even then only after consultation with a competent Orthodox rabbi. Please consult Pastoral Counseling for a list of telephone numbers or call our Hot Line at 494-4343. Miscarried or aborted fetuses which possess a human form are treated precisely as described above. Other tissues and fluids occurring during miscarriage or abortion may be disposed of as the hospital sees fit.
Amputated limbs require burial.
Cremation or any other form of disposal are unacceptable.