Court stops child autopsy

Sydney - An Australian court has upheld the right of an Aboriginal couple to refuse a post-mortem of their child because it contradicted…

Sydney - An Australian court has upheld the right of an Aboriginal couple to refuse a post-mortem of their child because it contradicted their "Dreamtime" spiritual and cultural beliefs.

The Aboriginal parents of 12-day-old Simon Unchango said their son's spirit would not enter the "Dreamtime" if his body was cut up, the Australian national newspaper said yesterday.

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