Abstract
Now, death by medical malpractice is considered to be a serious matter in society, so the post-mortem examination is essential to determine the cause of death. Judicial autopsy has disadvantages for both the bereaved family and the clinician, because the conclusions are not presented. We have some alternative ideas, such as forensic autopsy and a new system to determine the cause of death. Consent autopsy, which is a kind of forensic autopsy, is performed by classes in the forensic department, with the consent of the bereaved family, and the conclusions are disclosed. It functions almost identically as the pathological autopsy, but is performed by forensics department. The new system which is pushed ahead by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare searches for the cause of death via medical malpractice by third party.
