"Whatever happened to respect for the dead?", these words ring clear and questioning in the commentary of Ruth Guyer who's audio essay aired during NPR's All Things Considered today. I heard her thoughts this evening as I drove to a family dinner and found myself surprised to hear a scientist and bioethicist worry over the same issue as funeral directors.
I provide a link just below which will allow you to hear her commentary. Take the 4 minutes to listen and then leave a comment right here. Is dignity disappearing from your experience of death? What does this mean (if anything) for the future of death and funerals in our every day lives? What happens when dignity evaporates and our culture treats death more like a joke?
Give it some thought, leave me a note.
For those who wish to know more about body plastination. Follow these links:
Cadaver Exhibits Are Part Science, Part Sideshow
Origins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned
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