BODY AFTER DEATH
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Tags: newshopper steel containers alkaline hydrolysis carcasses religious sentiments cremation burial
BODY AFTER DEATH
kvakutty
Burial and burning are the traditional ways
Human bodies are disposed of after death.
Other practices are rare or unacceptable.
But, innovations are always interesting.
Alkaline hydrolysis, a process developed
Sixteen years ago in the US to dispose of
Animal carcasses, is being contemplated for
Human bodies as well in a medical center.
An alkaline solution at high pressure and
Temperature in stainless steel containers
Is used to dissolve dead bodies and the
Remains are flushed down in a drain.
Bones which are left behind can then be
Returned to family in an urn if required.
Cost effectiveness and environmental
Advantages are cited in justification.
It is doubtful whether this will find favor
Easily, because of religious sentiments,
Entrenched conventions, aesthetics and
The normal resistance to any change.
Reverence we show to dead body may be
Partly to make good our past neglect of
The person when alive. It may take long,
Very long, before any change is accepted.
In the long run other ways of disposal
May become acceptable. Who knows?
Keeping human body in good condition
While alive, is by far the greater issue.
As a man discards old dress and wears
New one, soul discards worn out body
And takes on new one. If this Gita view
Is taken, method of disposal is no issue.
(This blog is based on a news item which appeared
In The Hindu dated 10/05/2008)
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