Grieving parents beg Scottish Government for changes in post mortem rules

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A grieving family is begging the Scottish Government for a complete overhaul in the post mortem process to give dignity to the dead.And the family also want the government to ban the use of the word “unascertained” from death certificates saying it causes further heartbreak and uncertainty to grieving relatives.Ann and Gerard Stark lost their son Richard, 25, in June 2019 to a suspected seizure.And while the shock of the sudden loss of their adored son is difficult to bear, it was the discovery of what happened to his body during a post mortem and the additional removal of body samples which has given them nightmares.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.Now the couple, from Bothwell, Lanarkshire have called on the Public Petitions Committee to consider a review of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems urging the Scottish Government to ensure all post-mortems:• can only be carried out with permission of the next of kin• do not routinely remove brains• offer tissues and samples to next of kin as a matter of course.The committee will consider the petition today.At the last meeting of the committee MSP Monica Lennon spoke in support of the petition.She said: “The issues that the petition raises are sensitive.“I commend the