Jessica Burton King and Angela Gordon have been left with painful questions about their loved ones' deaths. “To me, that’s the job of a coroner: to do an autopsy and discover everything that could have led to someone’s death.”

Outgoing coroner Lisa Lapointe told The Tyee that autopsies are invasive and often families don't want them. But forensic pathologists we spoke to said autopsies are considered an essential part of death investigations. #bcpoli

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BC lags far behind other provinces in its autopsy rate for suspected drug deaths. A Tyee special report.