Autopsies have played a crucial role in human medicine, forming a key foundation of medical knowledge. These final medical-anatomical procedures remain irreplaceable, shedding light on diagnoses, optimizing treatments, preventing disease spread, educating healthcare professionals, and influencing state jurisdiction. Despite the decline in the number of autopsies performed in recent decades, their medical-social significance remains essentially unchanged. Even today, autopsies contribute indispensably to the advancement of medicine and the benefit of society as a whole. Correspondence address: Veronika Rybárová, MD, PhD Department of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Expertise Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava University Hospital Kollárova 2, 036 01 Martin, Slovak Republic tel.: +421434132770 e-mail: veronika.rybarova@uniba.sk Delivered: July 17, 2024 Accepted: August 17, 2024 * Toto je miesto kde sa smrť raduje pomáhajúc životu….