BASES RELIGIOSAS PARA LA REALIZACIóN DE AUTOPSIAS EN EL JUDAISMO Y EN EL ISLAM

this article examines the challenge post mortem examinations imply for religious beliefs with respect to how the human body should be treated. the debate practices of this type have sparked among believers of both faiths is used as an example to show how the role of medicine is regarded in jewish and islamic law (halakhah and sharia) and the respective provisions concerning death and burial rituals. the efforts of both religions to integrate the positive aspects of autopsies, while limiting their use and extension to certain specific circumstances, are analyzed as well. in doing so, the objective is to demonstrate that medical ethics should take into account issues such as the patient's religious beliefs. the authors also attempt to show that religions are dynamic systems capable of adapting to the changes in contemporary societies.