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Committee opinions on human remains



Opinion by Letter No 20 – New Forms of Burial

 

Published on June 25, 2025, Opinion by Letter No 20 concerns new forms of burial.



Opinion No 87 – Burial Policy by Municipalities for Persons Considered Indigent

 

On 22 April 2025, the Belgian Advisory Committee on Bioethics publishes its Opinion No 87 concerning the burial policy by municipalities for persons considered indigent and/or socially isolated.



Opinion No 82 - Status of human remains

 

What is the status of human remains in public and private collections?

 

Opinion No 82 of 9 January 2023 on the status of human remains in museum, scientific and private collections



Opinion No 79 - New forms of burial

 

 

 

Opinion No 79 of 8 November 2021 on new forms of burial