PROS A N D CONS OF CREMATION Pros Cons It’s Less Expensive: Cremations aren’t Available Everywhere: With no cemetery plot, casket, embalming, Not every community has a headstone or monument, funeral home with facilities cremation is less expensive & equipment for than ground burial. cremations. More Time to Plan: Religious Bans: Cremation allows families to Cremation is not permitted take their time planning a in some religious faiths. ceremony, (as ashes won’t decompose). The Remains are Portable: Agreement Can Be More Difficult: Urns holding cremains are far more portable than a Some families experience casket holding the body. tension & strife when it comes to cremation. It’s Environmentally Environmental Concerns: Friendly: Cremation requires extensive Cremation prevents use of fossil fuels, which cemeteries from expanding increases carbon dioxide and taking up more land. emissions. It’s Psychologically Easier: Prevents Further Examination of the Cause of Death: Some people, particularly those with claustrophobia, Not possible have body have a deep-seated fear of exhumed if investigation into being buried. the cause of death is required. It Gives Many More Memorial Impossible to Identify Options: Misplaced Ashes: With cremation, families have There is always the possibility a wide range of memorial that the cremains may get options. misplaced. The Deceased’s Resting Lack of a Permanent Place Can be a Sentimental Memorial: Location: A big downside of scattering With cremation, you aren’t ashes in an outdoor location is restricted to using a that there isn’t a permanent cemetery for the deceased’s memorial where family & final resting place. friends can visit in the future. .