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1 janvier 2021
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Funeral and memorial services Biography--Last years and death Last illness Burial Interment Funeral Biography--Death and burial Graves Burial customs Interment Burying-groundsCiter ce document
Magda Slabbert et al., « Aquamation: legal nail in burial and cremation's coffin? », De Jure, ID : 10670/1.rdqvmz
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Respect for the dead defines a community. Burial of a corpse has for many years been the only way of disposing of a dead body. Land available for burial sites is limited. In the 1960s cremation became an acceptable alternative to burial. Recently a more environmentally friendly way of disposing of a corpse was introduced to South Africa. Alkaline Hydrolysis or aquamation is a chemical process dissolving a dead body. The wastewater can be disposed of in a sewage system. Legislation has not kept up with this new technology. A new set of regulations to the National Health Act 61 of 2003 is proposed.