My wife passed away from ALS six months ago. She had chosen cremation. Things went very smoothly with the funeral home, but it was clear from conversations with the provider that the pandemic was putting some stress on funeral services.

We need to take every opportunity to help that profession. Requiring a course in pathology for funeral directors is a step in the wrong direction.  More and more clients are choosing cremation due to negative aspects of embalming. The creation of a license for funeral directors separate from licenses for embalmers or funeral service licensees provides more options for those considering this profession.

Including pathology coursework works against people not interested in the more physical aspects of the funeral industry. Let the requirements serve the current state of the industry and society.  Everything is hard enough as it is.