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Consent for post-mortem activities on adult
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47. (1) An adult may, prior to his or her death, consent to post-mortem activities to be performed on his or her body after his or her death.
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(2) When it is proposed to carry out post-mortem activities on a deceased adult who has not consented to post-mortem activities in accordance with subsection (1), a designated healthcare worker shall seek post-mortem consent for the post-mortem activities from the designated family member of the deceased adult and the designated family member may consent to the post-mortem activities concerned.
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(3) Where a designated family member is considering whether to provide post-mortem consent under subsection (2), the designated family member shall consider whether or not he or she believes that the deceased person would have objected to the post-mortem activities concerned.
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