Sunday16 March 2025
nurtoday.com

In Kazakhstan, there are proposals to eliminate autopsies in forensic examinations due to religious beliefs.

During a government meeting, Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembayev shared the agency's plans to implement "virtual autopsy." This approach involves utilizing computed tomography instead of traditional corpse dissection.
В Казахстане планируют отменить вскрытие тел в судебно-медицинской экспертизе по религиозным соображениям.

According to the minister, this CT research method will help "avoid conflicts with national and religious traditions." Currently, the project is being launched in a pilot mode.

With virtual autopsy, the body remains relatively intact, and the internal organs are not damaged, allowing them to be used to determine the cause of death.

The Ministry of Justice also plans to reduce the number of "unjustified" examinations. To achieve this, experts and government agencies will have a step-by-step working algorithm. For transparency, the agency has decided to launch a new version of the existing system
“E-saraptema 2.0” utilizing artificial intelligence.

He also noted that the Forensic Examination Center should improve its self-sustainability, for instance, by increasing the number of contract-based studies.

Five years ago, 3D autopsy was discussed at the legislative level. At that time, it was reported that approximately 30,000 autopsies are conducted annually, which places a significant burden on the forensic examination system. “Kursiv” wrote that from a technical standpoint, this costly innovation cannot yet be scaled nationwide.