Not really much choice in the matter. It’s entirely up to the coroner. I’d bet a weeks salary that there will be an autopsy, as there would for any otherwise healthy 32 year old woman who dies of coronary arrest.
if she really had diabetes it could lead to a Schiavo type death, but I suspect other things are involved here.
I agree. The state of CA is OBLIGATED in this case, unless she has a MD who will sign the death certificate with cause of death listed. We had cases come in for autopsies because the person died within 2 days of hospital admission with no diagnosis. LOTS of medicolegal reasons an autopsy has to be done. Wills, age, suspicious activity by spouses/relatives, plus rumors of drug use.
I'm guessing that it's probably a matter of state law. That would certainly explain the many differing opinions here.
FWIW,My mom died very suddenly some years ago from a ruptured aorta.In her case, an autopsy was mandatory because of the suddenness of her death. This was in North Carolina.