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Not only is natural burial by far the most ecologically sound way to perish, it doubles down on the fear of fragmentation and loss of control. Making the choice to be naturally buried says, 'Not only am I aware that I'm a helpless, fragmented mass of organic matter, I celebrate it. Vive la decay!'

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Am Aware Burial Buried Celebrate Choice Control Decay Doubles Down Far Fear Fragmented Helpless La Loss Making Mass Matter Most Natural Naturally Only Organic Perish Says Sound Way

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The biggest problem is the funerals that don't exist. People call the funeral home, they pick up the body, they mail the ashes to you, no grief, no happiness, no remembrance, no nothing. That happens more often than it doesn't in the United States.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Ashes Biggest Biggest Problem Body Call Exist Funeral Funerals Grief Happens Happiness Home Mail More Nothing Often People Pick Problem Remembrance States Than United United States Up You

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If people really knew what they were getting into with their third chemotherapy treatment, or getting a pacemaker when they're 92, if they really knew what that was going to mean, they might say no, and we should give them that information.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Chemotherapy Getting Give Going Information Knew Mean Might People Really Say Should Them Third Treatment Were

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For thousands of years, we did have death surrounding us, and we did have people die in the home. You would take care of your own end. You would do ritual processes, and you would be involved in it, and that's been taken away in the Western world.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Away Been Care Death Did Die End Home Involved Own People Processes Ritual Surrounding Take Take Care Taken Thousands Thousands Of Years Us Western Western World World Would Years You Your

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I work with a group called Compassion & Choices in California. It's attempting to get death with dignity legalised in California, the idea being that so goes California, so goes the rest of the U.S., at least.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Attempting Being California Choices Compassion Death Dignity Get Goes Group Idea Least Rest Work

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Treat your online affairs as part of your affairs that need to be in order - your bank, your Internet bill - you need to have people who know what you want.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Affairs Bank Bill Internet Know Need Online Order Part People Treat Want Who You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: August 19th, 1984

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