Which of the Following Accurately Describes the Role of the Coroner

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes the role of the coroner or medical examiner in the event of a violent death?

• A) a coroner, who is always a physician, holds an inquest to determine cause of death.
• B) a coroner or medical examiner conducts a trial to determine the cause of death.
• C) a medical examiner, who is frequently a pathologist, may order and perform an autopsy.
• D) a coroner investigates the crime scene and presents medical proof at a trial.
• E) a police chief orders an autopsy and the coroner performs the autopsy.

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Definitions:

Kantian Perspective

An ethical framework based on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, emphasizing duty, rationality, and the categorical imperative to act in ways that could be universally applied.

Universal Law

A principle or rule that is thought to be applicable everywhere and in every situation, often within a philosophical or moral context rather than a legal one.

Human Beings

Living persons; members of the species Homo sapiens, recognized by their cognitive abilities, self-awareness, and capacity to be moral agents.

Ethical Relativism

the theory that moral principles are not universally applicable but instead are shaped by cultural, personal, or situational contexts.