I agree with JRV. If there is no pressing reason to perform an autopsy, it's a wasteful indignity.

But, I understand the need in this case. Unless there is some pre-existing congenital heart anomaly, thin 32-year-olds don't normally die of heart attacks. It seems odd to me that hubby wouldn't want to know the cause of death with greater certainty. Unless, as has been suggested he already knows it's something that he'd not wish reported.

Anyway, like NY, LA is pretty sensitive to the ritual needs/requirements of Jews/Muslims in regard to autopsies/burials, eg. preservation of bodily fluids from loss. So no valid worries there.

Like the ritual need for quick burial as ordered in Deuteronomy might explain, if JRV's source is correct, why her autopsy took place so quickly.

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we probably have the medical version of Jewish lightning.

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I tend to think he wants her/their drug use kept on the hush-hush ... but if he moves to cremate her [major ritual violation], I'm going to have to find you prescient, Cokey.