§ 12-12-320 - Autopsies -- Removal of pituitary gland. - Arkansas Statutes

12-12-320. Autopsies -- Removal of pituitary gland.

(a) The State Medical Examiner and his or her assistants are authorized to remove the pituitary gland during the course of an autopsy and donate the pituitary gland to the Arkansas Dwarf Association.

(b) However, the pituitary gland shall not be removed under the authority of this section if the next of kin or the person having the right to control the disposition of the decedent's remains objects.