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I find this thought provoking. When my father-in-law died, the coroner declined to do an autopsy as he was over 70. Essentially, for anyone old enough, an autop
by goodcanadian 11y ago
I find this thought provoking. When my father-in-law died, the coroner declined to do an autopsy as he was over 70. Essentially, for anyone old enough, an autopsy is considered unnecessary as death isn't all that unlikely. In some respects, that is a sensible position. However, my father-in-law's death was slightly mysterious (in the medical sense; no suspicion of foul play) as he was extremely healthy and HIS father is still alive at 100.
- niels_olson 11y agoThe coroner may have decided it was better for the family's closure to let it go. Particularly if a physician had already signed the death certificate.
- goodcanadian 11y agoNo, the decision was based entirely on his age (and standard department policy); the coroner was not subtle about it. He died at home.
- tajen 11y agoHowever, the pyramid of ages shows that our generation had 95% chances of being alive at 70. Followed by a sharp decline.