http://diesmart.com Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 diesmart/yhWyhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/diesmart/yhWy/~3/EyUK55nbIEc/ http://diesmart.com/funerals/donate-your-body-to-science-and-someone-may-profit-from-your-death/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:39:38 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=6947 Related posts and pages:

• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• New California Law Enhances Veteran Death Benefits Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 469 last weekend.  It’s a bill that will enable family members of qualified veterans to ensure a proper burial for their loved ones.  Spearheaded by state senator Sam Aanestad, it will allow the California Department of Veterans Affairs to waive the required $500 charged for burial at any [...]...

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• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• New California Law Enhances Veteran Death Benefits Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 469 last weekend.  It’s a bill that will enable family members of qualified veterans to ensure a proper burial for their loved ones.  Spearheaded by state senator Sam Aanestad, it will allow the California Department of Veterans Affairs to waive the required $500 charged for burial at any [...]...
• What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the lack of any [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! Many people leave directions on how they would like their body to be disposed of.  Before making a final decision, they may consider burial or cremation.  Another option they may think about is the possibility of donating their body to medical science. There are many medical schools that would love the gift of a body that can be used [...]...
• New California Law Enhances Veteran Death Benefits Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 469 last weekend.  It’s a bill that will enable family members of qualified veterans to ensure a proper burial for their loved ones.  Spearheaded by state senator Sam Aanestad, it will allow the California Department of Veterans Affairs to waive the required $500 charged for burial at any [...]...

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• Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! Many people leave directions on how they would like their body to be disposed of.  Before making a final decision, they may consider burial or cremation.  Another option they may think about is the possibility of donating their body to medical science. There are many medical schools that would love the gift of a body that can be used [...]...
• Cadavers: Where do they come from? Anyone watching Brothers and Sisters last Sunday saw Justin Walker getting ready to cut open a cadaver as part of his medical school training. Where did that cadaver come from? How did it get to a medical school? A brief history of cadavers Medical schools have used cadavers for training for more than 200 [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• Maybe you can’t buy a casket online – in Georgia! Costco has been selling caskets over the internet for the last five years. But, because of regulations that make a sale in that state unattractive, they are not selling them in Georgia. As soon as Walmart recently announced that they are also going to be selling caskets online, they received a letter from the Georgia [...]...
• Would you buy your casket at WalMart? A couple of weeks ago, WalMart announced they would be selling caskets on their web site…described in this article http://budurl.com/u2zc.     Visit Saying Goodbye at http://Diesmart.com for more information about planning a funeral. Recent Posts:June 11, 2010: Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! — Many people leave directions on how they would [...]...
• Cadavers: Where do they come from? Anyone watching Brothers and Sisters last Sunday saw Justin Walker getting ready to cut open a cadaver as part of his medical school training. Where did that cadaver come from? How did it get to a medical school? A brief history of cadavers Medical schools have used cadavers for training for more than 200 [...]...

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• The Federal Estate Tax Pay attention to the House of Representatives this week! It appears our government is getting ready to decide how to change the current federal estate tax laws over the next couple of weeks. Will the House of Representatives recommend the 2009 $3.5 million federal estate tax exemption allowance become the permanent allowance starting in [...]...
• Estate Tax: Senate Bill 722 The 2010 Congressional Budget Resolution recommends a personal estate tax exemption allowance of $3.5 million. The value of estates above that would be taxed at 45%. However, the language in the Budget Resolution does not provide for the “portability” of the $3.5 million allowance to a surviving spouse. Without “portability”, the proposed estate tax laws [...]...
• Estate Tax Update-H.R. 4154 Last week, Senator Pomeroy introduced  H.R. 4154.       The bill is scheduled for discussion and a vote later  this week.     The language in H.R. 4154 is very short and to the point.    This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009″. The bill includes this language:   ” A bill to amend [...]...

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• Would you buy your casket at WalMart? A couple of weeks ago, WalMart announced they would be selling caskets on their web site…described in this article http://budurl.com/u2zc.     Visit Saying Goodbye at http://Diesmart.com for more information about planning a funeral. Recent Posts:June 11, 2010: Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! — Many people leave directions on how they would [...]...
• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• Estate Tax Update-H.R. 4154 Last week, Senator Pomeroy introduced  H.R. 4154.       The bill is scheduled for discussion and a vote later  this week.     The language in H.R. 4154 is very short and to the point.    This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009″. The bill includes this language:   ” A bill to amend [...]...
• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• House of Representatives Passes H.R. 4154 On December 3rd the House passed H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farms, and Small business Act of 2009 by a vote of 225 to 200. The bill willl permently extend the tax exempton and the maximum tax at the current rate.  As of 2009, the estate tax deduction is set at $3.5 [...]...
• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• New California Law Enhances Veteran Death Benefits Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 469 last weekend.  It’s a bill that will enable family members of qualified veterans to ensure a proper burial for their loved ones.  Spearheaded by state senator Sam Aanestad, it will allow the California Department of Veterans Affairs to waive the required $500 charged for burial at any [...]...

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• Estate Tax: Senate Bill 722 The 2010 Congressional Budget Resolution recommends a personal estate tax exemption allowance of $3.5 million. The value of estates above that would be taxed at 45%. However, the language in the Budget Resolution does not provide for the “portability” of the $3.5 million allowance to a surviving spouse. Without “portability”, the proposed estate tax laws [...]...
• Dying in the year 2010: Why Is It Different? On January 1, 2010, the rules about taxing inherited asets changed. To understand why dying in the year 2010 is different from dying in any other year, you must understand how inherited assets are taxed. Unless someone dies in 2010, all of their heirs will inherit property with a “stepped-up basis.”    Stepped-up basis is an Internal Revenue Service [...]...
• Estate Tax Update-H.R. 4154 Last week, Senator Pomeroy introduced  H.R. 4154.       The bill is scheduled for discussion and a vote later  this week.     The language in H.R. 4154 is very short and to the point.    This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009″. The bill includes this language:   ” A bill to amend [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! Many people leave directions on how they would like their body to be disposed of.  Before making a final decision, they may consider burial or cremation.  Another option they may think about is the possibility of donating their body to medical science. There are many medical schools that would love the gift of a body that can be used [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning can be [...]...
• Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com. Recent Posts:June 11, 2010: Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! — Many [...]...

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• What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the lack of any [...]...
• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com. Recent Posts:June 11, 2010: Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! — Many [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! Many people leave directions on how they would like their body to be disposed of.  Before making a final decision, they may consider burial or cremation.  Another option they may think about is the possibility of donating their body to medical science. There are many medical schools that would love the gift of a body that can be used [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...

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• Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! Many people leave directions on how they would like their body to be disposed of.  Before making a final decision, they may consider burial or cremation.  Another option they may think about is the possibility of donating their body to medical science. There are many medical schools that would love the gift of a body that can be used [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• World Alzheimer’s Day World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21, is a day when the Alzheimer’s Association and other organizations around the globe unite our efforts to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on our families, communities and nations. Recent research indicates 33 million people worldwide are dealing with dementia, incluing 4.4 million Americans.    Alzheimer’s continues to be a [...]...

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• Estate Tax Update-H.R. 4154 Last week, Senator Pomeroy introduced  H.R. 4154.       The bill is scheduled for discussion and a vote later  this week.     The language in H.R. 4154 is very short and to the point.    This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009″. The bill includes this language:   ” A bill to amend [...]...
• What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the lack of any [...]...
• End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning can be [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• Estate Tax: Senate Bill 722 The 2010 Congressional Budget Resolution recommends a personal estate tax exemption allowance of $3.5 million. The value of estates above that would be taxed at 45%. However, the language in the Budget Resolution does not provide for the “portability” of the $3.5 million allowance to a surviving spouse. Without “portability”, the proposed estate tax laws [...]...

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• End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning can be [...]...
• What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the lack of any [...]...
• Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com. Recent Posts:June 11, 2010: Donate your body to science and someone may profit from your death! — Many [...]...

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• Bio Cremation bill passed in California Recently we wrote about a new, green form of cremation – bio cremation from resomation.   On Thursday, May 6th the California State Assembly unanimously approved a bill which makes this process legal in California.  In 2008, more than 45% of the deceased in California were cremated.  With that large a percentage choosing cremation, it’s good to [...]...
• Bio Cremation – a new, green form of cremation This week the California legislature is voting on a bill that will make bio cremation another legal way to dispose of human remains; it will provide an eco-friendlier alternative to the current choices – burial or cremation. What makes bio cremation via resomation different?  The current alternatives – traditional cremation and burial pose threats to the environment. Cremation [...]...
• End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning can be [...]...

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