Deputy Rob Duhamel said the initiative would be more environmentally friendly than cremation or burial.

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Families experience such angst over simple decisions such as cremation versus burial.

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Cremation or burial, open casket, closed casket or no casket, private services or public services, low-cost approach or more costly approach, above ground or below ground or indoor or outdoor final resting place were just a few of the important decisions.

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Beach hut and allotment charges are set to rise, and burial and cremation fees are being reviewed.

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New burial and cremation fees which were to be introduced in Cornwall next month have been put on hold.

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Parents discovered that in some cases, following the death of their children in hospital, the bodies had been returned for burial or cremation minus one or more internal organs.

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But Dr O'Neill conceded that the guidelines were voluntary and the BMA has called for a change in the law relating to post mortems, registration legislation and the laws on burial and cremation.

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Many medical schools and teaching hospitals have proactive programs dedicated to recruiting would-be cadaver donors, encouraging people to explore the idea of bequeathing their bodies for medical research in lieu of immediate burial or cremation.

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Kidney transplant recipient Sally Satel has noted that burial and cremation expenses can be provided when a body is donated to science -- as long as it isn't used to save the life of a current patient.

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Liu Qiang's ashes lie in a cremation box on the altar, wrapped in a white silk scarf, waiting for burial.

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