Q&A: Necrophilia
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Necrophilia
Question
Is there any halakhic problem with having relations with the corpse of one’s partner, if she gave consent to it while she was still alive?
Answer
Yes. Wasteful emission of semen and failure to bury the body.
Discussion on Answer
By the way, in the Talmud in Yevamot there is a suggestion that one transgresses sexual prohibitions if one has intercourse with a dead person. That is, there is a suggestion that the laws of sexual relations apply to the dead, and if so, perhaps this could be combined with the view of Tosafot that it is not considered wasteful emission of semen when it is done in the manner of sexual relations (of course, aside from how disgusting it is).
And also it’s disgusting (the prohibition of “do not make yourselves abominable”) 🤮🤢