California has two legal ways to dispose of bodies when people die: burial and cremation. Now state lawmakers are considering adding a third legal option: composting. Deceased bodies would be returned to the soil to break down in a process known as “natural organic reduction.” Assemblymember Cristina Garcia is behind the bill.
Bury, cremate … or compost your body? California considers adding third legal funerary option
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- Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia - chair of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus - @AsmGarcia