Body Disposal Practices
The cluster focuses on discussions about disposing of human remains, including regulations against informal burials like in backyards, alternatives such as cremation, sky burials, and composting, and concerns over land use and public health.
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There may not always be a body to bury or cremate.
well, he's been in the ground a few years now. chances are, he's pretty dry already. I guess you can dig him up and donate his bones to science?(didn't read the article)
There's a reason we dont bury the dead in our backyard.
Maybe off-topic, but I'm hoping in the future we stop burying people. It seems such a waste of land IMHO
It's not too far removed from sky burials or cremations.
Well, obviously one can't go around burying bodies willy-nilly. I do not believe that needs stating.
Presumably because it's in the public interest to ensure bodies are properly disposed?
True! That could be chalked up (yuk yuk) to needing to otherwise dispose of a dead body.
I don't think a corpse cares how it rests
Same question. Why you bury -kill- a thing without a true replacement?