Should a dying person choose his own funeral rituals?

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by Michael Patrick

I've often joked with my wife that when I die she should put me in a black Hefty bag and put me out with the trash. She pooh-poohs me pretilly and tells me I'll live forever. ...read more

by Nadia Ghanny

The right to choose funeral rites providing the person is mentally competent should be the choice of the dying person. Family should be supportive of this and make sure where p...read more

by Rixta Francis

If you find it important that your funeral reflects who you were, then it's very important to write down the guidelines for it. Of course you can never be sure that the family w...read more

by Kristine Quiroz

Kelsey was diagnosed with Cancer when he was seven years old. He was the 111th baby to ever have a heart transplant and was diagnosed with an atypical cystic fibrosis at three. ...read more

by Elizabeth Bridgette

"He's being cremated," barked my mother. My father, the object of our discussion, sat by in his chair and quietly looked at me and shrugged. There was something in his eyes, h...read more

by K L Humphreys

I recently attended a funeral where the dying person had been allowed to have their choice of ceremonies. It was my mother, and I was appointed to oversee the funeral service. ...read more

by Carolyn Teasley

Should a Dying Person Choose His Own Funeral Rituals? The answer to the question: "Should a dying person choose his own funeral rituals?" can differ in each individual case....read more

by Ramalingam Subramaniam

As long as a person is alive, he or she has certain inalieanable rights by virtue of his pr her birth.Of them some rights like right to live, right to do any business or profess...read more

by Claudia Windal

There are no "shoulds" for dying people! I wholeheartedly support people who are dying to voice their funeral arrangement and service desires. After all, we only die once and mo...read more

by Kary Gomez

Losing someone you love in death is an extremely distressful and devastating time in one's life. If you have watched that person fade away from a terminal illness you are proba...read more

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by Alan Ruffner

I feel that every one who is old enough to decide on how to be viewed should be permitted to choose. Normally, the younger generation doesn't seem to be concerned about it. Even...read more

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by Lucille Iacovelli

Till the Hour of Our Death and Beyond. Every human being should have the right to decide how their remains will be handled and honored after death, including the choice to l...read more

by Penny Sky

I don't know the date, hour, or the year my appointment with the "Big Guy" up stairs will be. However, I do know exactly how I would like to leave this world, and that should b...read more

by Samantha Pratt-Tyler

Choosing your own funeral rites should be your choice, and if you do not care to make that choice then you should also make that known. I think a lot of the older generatio...read more

by Linzee

People should always have the right to have their last wishes attended to, including the rituals in which they are buried. To deny someone the right to have the funeral they wi...read more

by margaret hillcroft

I have often contemplated my funeral and indeed intend to write down my wishes for this inevitable event so that my family will have the reassurance of knowing that they are pro...read more

by Linda Burleson

My response to whether or not a dying person should choose his own funeral rituals must be,"if he/she wants to". It is certainly not something that should be forced on a person...read more

by Elizabeth Rogers

We are all dying. This may not be earth shattering news to anyone, but the point is, we all value having the privilege of making choices, and most people have to adjust some of ...read more

by Cynthia L Parker

I do believe that a person should be able to determine their own funeral rituals. While the funeral itself is, truly, a ceremony for the living to remember the deceased and to ...read more

by George Cramer

It would be wonderful if we get that chance! Many leave this world without warning, some too young to care, but as I get older, I am starting to care. It would save your lo...read more