Ohio Says Funeral Home Can't Liquefy Bodies

For two months now, Jeff Edwards, the funeral director at Edwards Funeral Service in Columbus, has been disposing of bodies using alkaline hydrolysis, or liquid cremation, a process that uses lye and high temperatures to liquefy human remains. … The funeral director said he plans to sue the state for banning him from using liquid cremation. The practice may sound grisly, but advocates say alkaline hydrolysis is more eco-friendly than traditional — and legal — methods … …

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Ohio Says Funeral Home Can't Liquefy Bodies