You may not be aware that such a thing as water cremation exists, but it might soon be legal in Texas.
A new bill could clear the way for water cremation to be a legal funeral services option in Texas.A bill filed in the Texas Senate aims to add a new option for what happens to our bodies after we die.
If you weren’t aware of such a thing as water cremation, you’re not alone. It’s not yet a common method. A 2022notes that in 2021 fewer than 2,000 water cremations were performed, less than a 10th of a percent of the total cremations in the U.S. that year. It’s not just water that goes into this alternative method. The chemical solution used consists of 5% sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide and 95% water. The body is placed in a stainless steel pressurized chamber that’s filled with the solution, which is then heated above 300 degrees., “The combination of the solution, heat and pressure causes a sped-up natural decomposition process. Everything but the bone decomposes. The bones are then ground into ash for the family.
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