§ 4209 Autopsies; right to perform
§ 4209-A Procedure for obtaining identification by persons opposed to the dissection or autopsy of their bodies upon their death
§ 4210 Deceased persons; right to dissect
§ 4210-A Unlawful dissection of the body of a human being
§ 4210-B Certain unauthorized autopsies
§ 4210-C Limitations to dissection or autopsy
§ 4211 Cadavers; unclaimed; delivery to schools for study
§ 4212 Cadavers; unclaimed; delivery to schools; procedure
§ 4213 Cadavers; delivery to relatives or friends
§ 4214 Cadavers; autopsy by order of hospital authorities
§ 4215 Cadavers; burial after autopsy and dissection
§ 4216 Body stealing
§ 4217 Receiving stolen body of a human being
§ 4218 Opening graves
§ 4219 Arresting or attaching a dead body of a human being
§ 4220 Disturbing funerals
§ 4221 Removal of eyes and/or parts thereof after death
§ 4222 Removal of corneal tissue for transplant and pituitary gland tissue for the extraction of growth hormone

Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Health > Article 42 > Title 2 - Autopsy and Dissection

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