5 HORRIFYING TRUTHS ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN FUNERAL HOMES (FROM A RETIRED MORTICIAN)

There is a three-sentence paragraph the federal government forces onto every funeral home price list in America. I handed that list across a table for thirty-four years and almost nobody ever read it. It would have saved most of them thousands. Embalming is not required by law. You can buy the casket anywhere and they must accept it for free. The "protective" casket does not protect anyone. What comes back from a cremation is not ash. And when nobody checks, families get handed cement. Sources: FTC Funeral Rule (16 CFR 453), state codes, federal court opinions, CANA, and the 2023 NFDA price study. Nothing here is legal advice, and funeral law varies by state.