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Q: Burial without a coffin. ( No Answer,   2 Comments )
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Subject: Burial without a coffin.
Category: Relationships and Society > Law
Asked by: papoose-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 22 Jun 2002 02:00 PDT
Expires: 25 Jun 2002 18:30 PDT
Question ID: 31511
I wanted to find out information about laws concerning a persons
rights with how they are buried. More specifically, if a US citizen is
allowed to be buried without a coffin - and what the regulations about
what coffins are allowable are. Also i want to of any other places
that allow such burials. As far as I know only cremation and standard
burial in a crypt or coffin are options. Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Burial without a coffin.
From: robertskelton-ga on 22 Jun 2002 02:12 PDT
 
In the UK "Burial without a coffin is permitted providing the deceased
is suitably wrapped thus causing no offence to the living or indignity
to the deceased."
http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/TDBCSites/CREM/funeral_arr/coffin.asp
Subject: Re: Burial without a coffin.
From: m0nde-ga on 22 Jun 2002 02:29 PDT
 
According to the following web sites, burial without a coffin is legal
in the United States and is protected by the First Ammendment to the
Constitution which guarantees freedom of religion.
However, this is dependent on the cemetery in which the body is being
interred.

http://dimondandsonssbc.com/qanda.mv?show+52

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week534/webexclusive.html

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