An autopsy is a medical procedure that is performed to carry out a thorough examination of the body of a deceased person. This procedure is usually done to find out the cause and the way the person died. Autopsies are generally performed if a person's death is considered unnatural. We often hear the term autopsy, especially in criminal reporting. Find out more about what an autopsy is in the following article. The purpose of autopsy Autopsy or post-mortem procedures can be done throughout the body or only limited to one organ or one specific body area. In some cases, an autopsy can be performed without having to ask permission from the victim's heir. In other cases, the heirs and victims' families must know and approve the autopsy to be performed. In addition, there is also an autopsy process that can be done based on family requests In Indonesia, the post-mortem itself is divided into two based on its grand goals. First, clinical post-mortem which is an autopsy cond...