Along with the development of modern medicine and the successes won in man's battle with nature, the place for dealing with death has also been transferred out of the home and into the hospital. Nowadays it is very difficult for the family to have a hand in the process of death.
現代醫學發達，在人與天爭的科技成就下，現代人死亡處所也由家庭轉移到醫院，家族很難再對死亡過程插上手。