New Jersey governor signs human composting bill as alternative to burial and cremation
New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov.
It notes that opponents of the bill say it's disrespectful or goes against religious beliefs. The latter might very well be true, but doesn't a person have to choose to have this done to their body after death? Wouldn't someone who finds the concept offensive... just not choose it?
It's like trying to tell some people that if they don't like abortions or gay marriage, don't have one. Logical to you, immoral and abhorant to them.
There’s republicans getting in the way of freedom once again.
There a certain percentage of people everywhere that just want smear themselves all over you life
You're giving religious people way too much credit
Watch republicans cry about this.
Sky Burials when?!?! This is cool though
I'm ok with this. I'm also really hoping to have a green burial, if my physical condition wouldn't endanger the environment (that is nothing that would contaminate the earth, groundwater table, or humans handling disposal. I doubt my few silver amalgam fillings would release as many contaminates as cremation). I'd be interested in knowing what beliefs argue against it and why, simply for my own understanding.
Your silver amalgam fillings are 50% mercury and must be removed and disposed of properly prior to burial or cremation. I'm not sure about the method mentioned in the article exactly, but it's illegal for dentists to dispose of amalgam in the trash because it contaminates the leachate of the landfill, so I think you'd have to get them removed prior to this too.
Not explicitly an argument against it, but I wonder if the plastic in humans at this point could be considered environmentally harmful. I suppose that if it's everywhere already, the decomposition of a body would add an insignificant amount more.
Good job, fuckhead Murphy. I hope you're as restless as I am because NJTransit's still fucked. But at least my body can be thrown in a landfill. Great job.
