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I was curious about how funeral homes are dealing with COVID19 so I watched a video by a mortician. On her website she mentions the "death positivity" movement, the tenets of which she describes as follows:

"I believe that by hiding death and dying behind closed doors we do more harm than good to our society.
I believe that the culture of silence around death should be broken through discussion, gatherings, art, innovation, and scholarship.
I believe that talking about and engaging with my inevitable death is not morbid, but displays a natural curiosity about the human condition.
I believe that the dead body is not dangerous, and that everyone should be empowered (should they wish to be) to be involved in care for their own dead.
I believe that the laws that govern death, dying and end-of-life care should ensure that a person’s wishes are honored, regardless of sexual, gender, racial or religious identity.
I believe that my death should be handled in a way that does not do great harm to the environment.
I believe that my family and friends should know my end-of-life wishes, and that I should have the necessary paperwork to back-up those wishes.
I believe that my open, honest advocacy around death can make a difference, and can change culture."

She mentions elsewhere that being part of the movement doesn't necessarily mean that you're not afraid of death, & that it certainly doesn't mean that you don't grieve when people die.

Are you a part of this movement? If not, do you support or agree with it? Please read all options before voting. If you didn't read the post, then choose the last option.