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Discussing the cause and manner of death with the family of the deceased after the autopsy has generated both confusion and inconsistency in medical practice. The autopsy procedure, which is laid down in law prescribes the conduct of the Inquirer but not the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) [1]. Nor does the Sri Lanka Medical Council guidelines help the JMO in this regard [2]. The conventional approach begins with the ‘history’ from the family and ends with discussing the autopsy findings with them. However, a minority of JMOs choose to depart from this practice, at least in some sensitive cases, as they do not believe it is an ethical or legal duty towards the family.

Should the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) discuss the cause and manner of death with the family of the deceased?