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That is the difference between an average funeral and burial in the U.S. today versus donating a body to science. Between these figures are four other alternatives for final arrangements. For more see our funeral planners.

...that the price for a direct cremation may not include the container or the actual cremation charge?

...that a funeral firms price for an immediate burial does not include burial costs?

...that embalming is not necessary for an ordinary funeral and is illegal if done without permission?

...that hermetically sealed caskets and burial vaults cannot stop the natural decomposition process?

One way to help control what happens as life winds down is to know your last rights. This is a way to assure that you are treated with fairness and dignity at a time when you could be most vulnerable to methods and procedures you do not want or expect.

These rights include:

 

The right to competent medical and surgical care;

 

The right to be treated with care and dignity;

 

The right to accept or reject medical and surgical care;

 

The right to obtain and compare prices and services in advance;

 

The right to plan a funeral without having to pay in advance.

These rights are not chiseled in a plaque or in the U.S. Constitution. Nevertheless, they are increasingly accepted as recognized principles of decency.

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Rating Nursing Homes

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Healthcare Directives

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Funeral Chains

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Organ/Tissue Donations

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Preparing an Obituary

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Veterans Benefits

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Federal Rules on Funerals

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Donating a Body to Science

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The Perfect Warranty

Surveys show that the one thing older Americans want most is a better way to manage their declining years. They want a way to boil down all the confusing information into more understandable terms.

In other words, if you are like most older Americans, you want a better way to manage your declining years:

BEFORE you are forced to spend down your life assets to get decent health care,
 
BEFORE you are bankrupted by an accident or illness,
 
BEFORE you lose the ability to manage your health care and finances,
 
BEFORE you make a mistake with Medigap or Long-Term Care insurance, and
 
BEFORE you die without specifying your preferences for final arrangements.

IF YOU AGREE WITH THESE PRIORITIES, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. FinalPlanning.info gives you what no other website does: usable planners and guides to help avoid these serious problems of aging.

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Remember
Terri
Schiavo?

  

She was the beautiful but brain-damaged woman whose fate became a legal and political football that bounced around the courts and legislatures — including Congress — for 15 years.

Her problem: She had no living will or power of attorney. Her husband said she preferred death to living like a vegetable on a breathing tube. Her parents said she wanted to live regardless of her condition.

Legislators in Florida and in Congress, voted to supersede various court decisions that would have allowed her to die. The Supreme Court settled the case after four tries. She died in a Florida hospice March 31, 2005. She was 41.

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DEATH WITH DIGNITY

Doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients gained a notch in the 2008 elections when voters in Washington state followed the lead of Oregon in approving a “Death With Diginity” law. Like the Oregon law, it allows a doctor to prescribe lethal medication at the request of the patient. The new law was championed by former Governor Booth Gardner, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease.

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WHAT TO DO WHEN A LOVED
ONE SUDDENLY DIES

If you are unexpectedly thrust into the role of making final arrangements for someone close to you, see the Instant Funeral Planner. It is an inexpensive, step-by-step guide to even the playing field with funeral professionals. Check out the contents free by clicking here.

 

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