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dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Clara-Sophie-
dc.contributor.authorMünch, Nikolai-
dc.contributor.authorMüller-Salo, Johannes-
dc.contributor.authorKramer, Stefan-
dc.contributor.authorWalz, Cleo-
dc.contributor.authorGermerott, Tanja-
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-09T08:32:16Z-
dc.date.available2022-08-09T08:32:16Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/7545-
dc.description.abstractWorking with the dead is a very specific kind of work. Although a dignified handling of the corpses is demanded by the legislator and by the general public, neither the legal status of the corpse is undisputed nor is it obvious what a dignified handling of the deceased should consist of. In our hypothesis generating pilot study, we asked which concrete considerations are involved in daily practice of forensic specialists. We used an online questionnaire (invitations via e-mail) consisting of questions with single choice, multiple choice, and free text entries. The answers to single or multiple choice questions were displayed in pivot tables. The data was thus summarized, viewed, descriptively analyzed, and displayed together with the free text answers. 84.54% of the physicians and 100% of the autopsy assistants stated that considerations concerning the dignity of the deceased should play a role in daily autopsy practice. 45.87% stated that the conditions surrounding the autopsy need improvement to be ethically suitable. The analysis of the survey’s results was based on Robert Audi’s ethics, according to which three aspects need to be lightened in order to evaluate the conduct of a person morally: the actions, the motivation, and the way in which the actions are carried out. This systematization helps to identify the need for improvement and to make the vague demands for a dignified handling of corpses more concrete.en_GB
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleThe dignity of the human corpse in forensic medicineen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7531-
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
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jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleInternational journal of legal medicinede
jgu.journal.volume135de
jgu.pages.start2073de
jgu.pages.end2079de
jgu.publisher.year2021-
jgu.publisher.nameSpringerde
jgu.publisher.placeBerlin u.a.de
jgu.publisher.issn1437-1596de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1007/s00414-021-02534-xde
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
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