Constitutional Law
Apr. 18, 2002
Families Have Property Right To the Bodies Of Relatives
SAN FRANCISCO - Citing California's transplant-donor law and common law, a divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that family members have a constitutional property right to the body of a deceased relative that is entitled to due process protections.




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