Should people have the right to ask that after death, their ashes be scattered at special places?

by Claudia Windal

Everyone should have the right to voice their desires regarding funeral arrangements and final disposition (burial or either inurnment/scattering/an urn in a special place with ...read more

by Ambi

We do our time on this earth, and it seems only fair that we get to decide what happens to our remains. Just as some people prefer to be buried and some prefer to be cremated, i...read more

by Paul Schingle

I guess I don't really understand why this question has to be asked. I understand that some national parks won't allow the scattering of ashes, but I don't really understand wh...read more

by GRANMOUN

Yes, people should have the right to ask that after death their ashes be scattered at special places. Growing up in a Christian family, I remembered that in the story of Israel ...read more

by Mani Deep

Being human beings people are entitled to their rights while alive and it is only fair that when they die they get a last wish. Some like to be cremated while others like to be ...read more

by Sarah Prim

At the end of our life cycle, we pass into another realm. Some of us would like to leave earthly remains in the place or places that made us the happiest. I see nothing wrong wi...read more

by Jessica Castellini

I've frequently told my kids that I want my body cremated and my ashes scattered over what little natural beauty remains on this earthprobably in a plush rain forest with soft, ...read more

by Ted Sherman

YES: There was a recent news item about disposing of a deceased person's ashes and the questions it brings up. Disneyland maintenance workers quickly shut down the "Pirates of t...read more

by Christine D. Patterson

Death is somethings that cannot be avoided. We live all of our lives trying to make a living to where we can have some kind of peace. In death it should be the same way. After a...read more

by Renee Dawson

Absolutely! People have lived their lives, loved, built memories, made friends, have families, and have special places. So here it is time for them to "meet their maker" and t...read more

by Daniel Walch

Throughout most of the world, cremation is an acceptable way to dispose of a person's body after death. Most world religions and popular sensibilities accept that a person's ess...read more

by Mark O

I will never understand the logic behind scattering ashes in a particular place as if there was something alive in them, but I'm at least happy that people choose to be cremated...read more

by Tonic

Yes, I do not wish to think of any reasons why one would not be allowed to ask that after death their ashes be strewn at special places. I don't want to be argumentative and thi...read more

by Erin Lynne

Yes. When we die we should have to right to have our ashes scattered in the places that, in life, meant the most to us. Our wishes should be respected, after all the decision ...read more