Autopsy
 
Moshe Ben-Chaim
 
 
 
Reader: What is Judaism's view on autopsy?
 
Mesora: Autopsy is prohibited under Jewish Law. Rabbi Reuven Mann once explained that it demonstrates that we are not the owners of our bodies, and as such, we have no right to alter or dissect a human corpse.


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