It is up for grabs. Die as the victim of a violent crime and guess how much power your estate has to prevent an autopsy. Die of a virulent communicable diseas

It is up for grabs. Die as the victim of a violent crime and guess how much power your estate has to prevent an autopsy. Die of a virulent communicable disease and guess how much power your estate has to prevent your body from being cremated and the pathogens within rendered as inert as possible. Your body is your possession like your house or your car, and I am sure you can image how often a clear legal directive like a will is placed before a state body like a court and judgement passed.