| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to activities involving human tissue; to make provision about the transfer of human remains from certain museum collections; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2004 c. 30 |
| Territorial extent | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 November 2004 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Human Tissue Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that applied to England, Northern Ireland and Wales, which consolidated previous legislation and created the Human Tissue Authority to "regulate the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissue."[1] The Act does not extend to Scotland; its counterpart there is the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Tissue_Act_2004
Reconstitution of the body
An important component of the autopsy is the reconstitution of the body such that it can be viewed, if desired, by relatives of the deceased following the procedure. After the examination, the body has an open and empty thoracic cavity with chest flaps open on both sides, the top of the skull is missing, and the skull flaps are pulled over the face and neck. It is unusual to examine the face, arms, hands or legs internally.
In the UK, following the Human Tissue Act 2004 all organs and tissue must be returned to the body unless permission is given by the family to retain any tissue for further investigation. Normally the internal body cavity is lined with cotton, wool, or a similar material, and the organs are then placed into a plastic bag to prevent leakage and are returned to the body cavity. The chest flaps are then closed and sewn back together and the skull cap is sewed back in place. Then the body may be wrapped in a shroud, and it is common for relatives to not be able to tell the procedure has been done when the body is viewed in a funeral parlor after embalming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limitation
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