I envision a world in which people embrace and live in harmony with nature in a way that coincides with with their values in an informed way.
Values associated with this vision would be the willingness to be vulnerable and open to talking about difficult topics like death-care that is significant to us all and affects the planet we leave behind. This will augment the awareness of our final contribution to nature while respecting our wishes for the body that we occupy.
Corporations shouldn’t be providing selective choices (like only cremation or anti-ecological burial) for post-death care to families who are in a vulnerable state. There should be strict policy that force at the very minimum for funeral businesses to present and disclose all available options to the loved ones with the associated cost, processing procedures, and relevant environmental considerations of the post-death care so they can make an informed decision on what to do with their loved ones body that either coincides with the values of the deceased or what they believe would coincide with the wishes of the deceased if no explicit instruction is left behind.
Hey Ravleen,
I completley agree with your critique of corporations providing selective choices for post-death care and the call for strict policies requiring full disclosure of options, costs, and environmental considerations aligns with transparency and informed decision-making!! This approach ensures that families which are often in vulnerable states, have the information they need to make choices that resonate with their values and the wishes of the deceased.
Hi Ravleen! I love your vision on bring in harmony with nature after death. My question for you is, how do you propose on enforcing policies that ensure transparency in funeral services?
I agree, death is a very vulnerable state for any family to be in and the family members should have the power to choose how the deceased member's body should be treated after death. Just because one is deceased, it should not mean that their body immediately becomes sole responsibility of the corporation.
I'd be interested in your thoughts around Conservation Burial Reserves as a nature and climate positive alternative to traditional interment. Transforming death care into positive health care.
Great post! Yes, it is the corporation's job to be transparent and to inform these vulnerable people of their options.
I agree that there should be strict policies that force funeral businesses to show all available options