Constitutional Law

A Whole New Meaning For "You Have the Body"

In a macabre version of habeas corpus, an Ohio couple has initiated a federal class action because their 30 year old son was buried without his brain, which had been removed by medical examiners.  The issue before the court involves due process questions under the state constitution and who, the next of kin or the state, should make decisions on how to dispose of organs no longer needed for testing. 

Full post as published by ACS Blog on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).