June 2001
The Director - Features
Ethics & Embalming
The body of a deceased individual deserves absolute respect from funeral directors and embalmers at all times.
Funeral service professionals know that the body of a deceased individual deserves absolute respect at all times. In Ethics & Embalming, Ralph L. Klicker, Ph.D., asks readers to classify what is ethical and what is not. He addresses the issue as it applies to each task performed by a funeral service professional.
Klicker has been involved in funeral service for 30 years. Klicker is the founder and president of Thanos Institute, a continuing-education organization in the field of death, grief, and funeral service. This article first appeared in "Ethics in Funeral Service," by Klicker.
