Necrophilia should be legalized

1.Let me rephrase: "Necrophilia is extremely disrespectful to the family and friends of the dead in question." Respect for the dead is something societally accepted by the vast majority of people. All of the major religions have respect for the dead and many have very specific practices that must be followed when burying someone. This act would not only disrespect the memory of the person it would offend nearly every major religion. This societal pressure and offense that would be generated by such a law would be wildly unpopular. While laws should not be withheld due to unpopularity, in such a case as this where the only benefit to society would be hedonism at the expense of major groups and popular opinion I say that there are grounds to keep such a practice illegal. 2.Let me rephrase again for clarification: "Disposal of human bodies is done primarily for sanitation reasons." And this does date back. In ancient times people disposed of bodies so they would not rot in the streets and spread disease. Now we must note I am not arguing for the "banishing" of necrophilia based soley on unsanitary conditions but in combination with a host of other reasons as well. Corpses smell and can spread disease, in the name of public health alone corpses should not be allowed to circulate through the populace especially not in the name of sex. I see no way around the fact that bodies decay quickly and pose a threat to public health by being allowed out of morgues and funeral homes. 3. When a person dies their body is not left at the place of death for long, once a death has been discovered the body is claimed by the family, medical workers or the police. Once these bodies, which you have conceded do not have the same rights as the living, are taken in by one of these groups they essentially then become property for all intents and purposes. In order to take a body for sexual purposes you would have to approach the group in possession of the body and gain consent. That is what I meant by consent. There is no way you can graverob a body or steal one from the morgue to use as a sex toy, you would have to get consent from the group in possession of the body. "and yet sex (An act not only necessary to the survival of our species but also a direct expression of personal love.) is somehow a violation."Yes sex in this case, when using a body as a blow up doll, is a violation. A body cannot procreate so that blows that part out of the water outright. Now an expression of personal love varies from person to person but I can assure you, you already said this yourself, the body cannot feel and is none the wiser. Sex, unless you're talking about rape, is a two person act and when engaging in this activity with a corpse the love is a little onesided. 4. And combination with the offense it would bring, the unhealthy conditions and the problem with consent and the pure hedonistic nature of the act I say it should remain criminal. 5. Pro conceded this point to me. While donating a body to science benefits the masses, burying a person benefits the family and friends of the dead while necrophilia fuels only a short period of sexual desire. The combination of all these reasons together builds a strong case against necrophilia. Also, beastiality is actually a felony in many states. [1]Here are some sources showing the sacredness of the dead and burial rights. [2] [3] [4] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org...;[2] http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] http://www.al-islam.org...[4] http://www.jewishfederations.org...;