“Thanks for calling River Standing-Bear-Johnson — death doula + end-of-life care. Are you calling about pre-death companionship for yourself or a loved one, advance-directive guidance, MAID accompaniment, home-funeral or green-burial planning, or something else?”
Built for the calls death doulas + end-of-life doulas + home-funeral guides + green-burial actually get
MAID (Medical Aid in Dying) abetting-liability protection (rule 11l R21 extension)
Medical Aid in Dying is currently LAWFUL in CA + CO + OR + WA + VT + NJ + ME + HI + NM + NY + WA DC. Accompanying a self-administered MAID death in those states is lawful presence, NOT euthanasia or assisted-suicide. In non-MAID states (TX / FL / etc.) the AI MUST NEVER capture 'helping a client end their life' or 'we're doing MAID in [non-MAID state]' as the intake reason — that's prosecutorial bait under state homicide / assisted-suicide statutes. The AI captures end-of-life context generically + routes to your attorney for state-law evaluation. Compassion & Choices 1-800-247-7421 referral for callers needing MAID legal guidance.
Home-funeral + green-burial coordination (legal in 41 states + DC)
Home funerals (family-led body care, no funeral-director required in most states) and green burials (Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Greensprings NY, Penn Forest PA, Larkspur Conservation TN, Eloise Woods TX, Vista Cemetery NM, etc.) are LEGAL alternatives to conventional funeral-home + embalming + casket pipeline. The AI captures: home-funeral coordination (3-day cooling refrigeration plan, dry-ice or Techni-ice protocol, family body-washing volunteers, transit-permit county-by-county), green-burial planning (cemetery selection, biodegradable shroud or pine box, no embalming, GPS-marker vs natural-marker), conventional-funeral-home referral ONLY if family asks. NEVER defaults to funeral-home routing.
Indigenous traditional-death-care families coordinate with both /for/religious-practitioners (R14 hataałii + wičháša wakȟáŋ + Faith-Keeper) AND with death doulas for pre-death companionship + family-meeting + post-death body-honoring + cremation-vs-burial-vs-sky-burial-tradition. Eastern Band Cherokee (Qualla Boundary NC, 60min from Asheville) explicitly named + Diné Bizaad + Lakota + Cherokee customs captured. Sacred-language code-talking protection (rule 21b R14) extends. Clan-introduction protocol respected on intake.
Black-led end-of-life-care reclamation (distinct from Tuskegee medical mistrust)
Black-led EOL reclamation movement routes families AWAY from conventional funeral-industry toward home-funerals + green-burial cemeteries + Black-led EOL collectives + NHFA-trained home-funeral guides. Funeral-industry mistrust is SEPARATE from medical-experimentation mistrust (rule 11h R20 Tuskegee posture). The AI captures the family's preference: conventional-funeral-home (default if requested) OR home-funeral + green-burial + Black-led EOL collective (NEVER refers to a conventional funeral home unless asked). Audit credit: River Standing-Bear-Johnson R21 (Black + Cherokee queer death doula Asheville NC).
Pre-death intake (distinct from post-death funeral-home intake): terminally-ill client + caregiver-spouse + family-meeting scheduling, advance-directive guidance (Five Wishes + state-specific advance directive forms), POLST + MOLST capture (NY/MA/WA equivalents), goals-of-care discussion, hospice-vs-curative-care decision support, family-mediation. The AI never advises on medical decisions but captures structure + routes to your attorney + clinical team.
INELDA + NHFA + Death Doula Council credentials (rule 21b R21 extension)
INELDA (International End-of-Life Doula Association), NHFA (National Home Funeral Alliance), Death Doula Council, IDEA (Interactive Death + Dying Education Association) certifications affirmed verbatim from business_notes per rule 21b R19 extension. Public credentials — confidently affirmed for callers verifying your training.
How it works for death doulas + end-of-life doulas + home-funeral guides + green-burial
MAID state-specific abetting-liability posture
MAID-legal states (CA/CO/OR/WA/VT/NJ/ME/HI/NM/NY/DC): lawful presence captured normally. Non-MAID states: AI never captures 'helping end life' — routes to attorney. Compassion & Choices 1-800-247-7421 referral.
Home-funeral + green-burial coordination
3-day cooling refrigeration + transit-permit + family body-washing + biodegradable-burial planning. Never defaults to funeral-home routing.
Indigenous + Black-led EOL handoff
Indigenous traditional-death-care doula handoff + Black-led EOL reclamation (separate from funeral-industry-default). Cross-link to /for/religious-practitioners R14 + /for/funeral-homes R13.
From $107/mo (billed annually). No contract. Cancel anytime.
$129/mo if you go month-to-month. Three plans (Starter / Professional / Enterprise), voice cloning included with any active plan, BYO phone number. Most death doulas + end-of-life doulas + home-funeral guides + green-burial start on Professional for multi-staff routing.
FAQ for death doulas + end-of-life doulas + home-funeral guides + green-burial
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Will the AI handle MAID conversations correctly across state lines?
Yes. Safety.ts rule 11l R21 extension: in MAID-legal states (CA/CO/OR/WA/VT/NJ/ME/HI/NM/NY/DC) accompanying a self-administered MAID death is lawful presence captured normally. In non-MAID states the AI never captures 'helping a client end their life' — routes to attorney for state-law evaluation + Compassion & Choices 1-800-247-7421 referral.
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Home-funeral + green-burial coordination — does the AI know it's legal?
Yes. Home funerals are legal in 41 US states + DC (NC included). Green burials at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary + Greensprings + Penn Forest + Larkspur + Eloise Woods + Vista cemeteries. The AI captures 3-day cooling refrigeration + transit-permit + family body-washing + biodegradable-shroud planning. NEVER defaults to conventional funeral-home routing.
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Indigenous traditional-death-care family — does the AI know how to coordinate?
Yes. Diné + Lakota + Cherokee + Eastern Band Cherokee (Qualla Boundary) + other tribal traditional-death-care families captured with clan-introduction protocol + sacred-language protection (rule 21b R14). Cross-link to /for/religious-practitioners R14 hataałii + wičháša wakȟáŋ + Faith-Keeper handoff.
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Black family wanting home-funeral + green-burial NOT conventional funeral home?
Black-led EOL reclamation routes AWAY from conventional funeral industry toward home-funerals + green-burial + Black-led EOL collectives + NHFA-trained home-funeral guides. The AI captures the family's preference; NEVER refers to a conventional funeral home unless asked. Distinct from funeral-industry-default. Audit credit: R21 River Standing-Bear-Johnson.
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INELDA + NHFA + Death Doula Council credentials — does the AI affirm?
Yes. Rule 21b R21 extension: INELDA + NHFA + Death Doula Council + IDEA credentials affirmed verbatim from business_notes. Public credentials — confidently affirmed for callers verifying training.
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