Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos?

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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
by Caitlin Doughty

"IS PRESERVING THE TATTOOED SKIN OF A CORPSE ETHICAL?"
https://www.inkedmag.com/original-new...

"Save My Ink Forever: Would you want your tattoos framed as artworks when you die?"
https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/blog/p...

"Illegal and Unethical Selling of Skulls, Fetal Remains, and Mummified Corpses: Under Investigation on Facebook"
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"Instagram's grisly human skull trade is booming"
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