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NH Senate Rejects Bill To Allow Dissolving Corpses In Liquid

New Hampshire’s Senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed the chemical cremation of bodies, considered an environmentally friendly advance in mortuary science.

2013/05/02

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NH Senate To Vote On Cremation Alternative That Dissolves Bodies To Liquid

The New Hampshire Senate will vote on a bill next week allowing the chemical cremation of bodies using a process that dissolves bodies into a soapy liquid using lye.

2013/04/27

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NH Considers Cremation Alternative That Dissolves Bodies To Liquid

An alternative to cremation that was shot down a few years ago by New Hampshire’s House is making a comeback.

2013/03/04

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NH Reconsiders Lifting Ban On ‘Dissolving’ Corpses

New Hampshire’s House is reconsidering a new idea in mortuary science that would allow human bodies to be dissolved into a soapy liquid as an alternative to cremation.

2013/02/23

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