Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love: A Complete Guide for Those Making Funeral Arrangements With or Without a Funeral Director

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Although written from a Protestant perspective, it is recommended in FishEaters's article: [Burying the Dead: Catholic Funerals](https://www.fisheaters.com/funerals.html) 1. Personal stories 2. What is a "traditional" American funeral? 3. Managing death: necessary information 4. A free funeral: starting a funeral committee in your congregation 5. Cremation with dignity / by Patsy Santoro 6. Body and organ donation: let the dead teach the living 7. Tales from a country coroner / by Susan McIver 8. Burial: public, religious, and family cemeteries 9. For-profit cemeteries: no rest for the unwary 10. Understanding the tricks of the funeral trade: a changing deathcare industry 11. Embalming: "a beautiful memory picture"? 12. Caskets & other boxes, markers & memorials --The body snatchers: preneed greed 13. Federal Trade Commission: boon and boondoggle 14. Funeral planning societies: a consumer's right to choose 15. Caring for the dead in: [states] 16. Appendix: Ethical standards, unprofessional conduct, & filing a complaint 17. Consumer's guide to the FTC funeral rule 18. Death certificate details 19. A good neighbor's list for a time of deathMany states (e.g., Arizona [ARS 36.329.01](https://www.azleg.gov/search/oop/qfullhit.asp?CiWebHitsFile=/ars/36/00329-01.htm)) require death certificates for fetal deaths ≥20 wks., regardless if the cause of death is spontaneous (miscarriage) or elective abortion.