Though I might not be able to attend the convention itself, I wish it
all the best. I would request that the minutes of the proceedings be
posted here if possible. Another request I have given Aryan's
questions in this thread earlier is if time permits, this convention
could look into questions
post script - of course there is also the issue of foetal post-mortems
that needs to be discussed carefully atleast within the ideological
sphere because its hedged on one side by a woman's right to her body
and abortion as a right while on the other the ever increasing PND and
female foeticides
thinking of online signature campaign also?
On 4/25/08, Dileep Raj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Thushar Nirmal sarathy clarifies that
he had attended the meeting held on 20/04/2008 at Ernakulam against the
Private postmortem as a representative of Janakeeya Manushyavakasa
Prasthanam, but
1. State is bound to find the truth behind the death of any citizen
including marginalised among the marginalised in the street. { Think of
construction workers from other states who got killed in Ernakulam
recently}That is a human right.
2.Postmortem is not part of the syllabus in Medical
Just to add
the word *mort *means death. legally, if there is a suspicion of death by
unnatural causes (meaning death that could attract criminal provisions), one
of the investigative procedures to establish the cause of death is the
examination of the dead body and falls fully within the realm of
Meeting yesterday decided to organise a sugnatutre campaign in Cheranallur
against private postmortems in Amrutha Hospital. The Government says its
policy is
not to alllow postmortems in Self Financing Colleges. The government says it
is illegal to do so.
The same government allow private
Other than religious or emotional reasons, what are the reasons behind
the opposition? How does postmortem generally happen? Without the
consent of the relatives, can the hospital go ahead? And in cases
where there are no relatives, how it is decided? Also I would like to
know if private post