Dissolving bodies with lye banned in NH

[flashl]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Dissolving bodies with lye as a cremation alternative is no longer legal in New Hampshire.

Gov. John Lynch signed a bill Thursday banning the new mortuary science that uses lye in hot water to dissolve bodies, according to spokesman Colin Manning.

The law, which took effect immediately, reverses a 2-year-old law that allows alkaline hydrolysis — a process now used on human cadavers in only two places, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Alkaline hydrolysis had been legal in New Hampshire under cremation statutes.

The bill instead prohibits the process and establishes a committee to study how to regulate it. The committee must report to lawmakers by Nov. 1.

Fosters Daily Democrat

[Orrex]

1. Seems pretty basic to me.

[TZ]

7. BOO! HISS!

Thats bad even by your so called standards....:spank:

[Orrex]

13. I thought it was pHat.

[TZ]

15. Stop.Now.

Or you will see the acidic side of my personality....:P

[Orrex]

If your acidic personality attacks by basic commentary, the result would be a salt.

And some water, I guess.

[Orrex]

16. so funny, I had to post it twice

Oops!

[kestrel91316]

8. Smartass.

:spank:

[TechBear_Seattle]

12. (Insert rimshot here) n/t

[HereSince1628]

2. New Hampshire Legislature caustic to alternative to cremation

[graywarrior]

3. Well that's just great. What do I do now, shove em down the garbage disposal?

[Orrex]

4. That's disgusting

Haven't you ever heard of composting? Where's your sense of environmental responsibility?

[graywarrior]

10. OK, so the meat grinder should work and then into the compost pile.

My kobocha squashes may grow penises but WTF?

[MercutioATC]

5. Two words:

wood chipper

[Tesha]

14. You could always try the woodchipper. Worked (+/-) with Steve Buscemi. (NT)

[krispos42]

6. So now I have to drench them in gasoline?

Christ, have you seen the price of gasoline?

[TreasonousBastard]

9. It doesn't work anyway. A strong acid bath...

oops.

never mind.

[hunter]

11. ... and what? A Vanishing Quaker perhaps?

When sig lines go bad!