VenusHalley, you bring up an excellent point! I didn't get to watch the full episode, but on a recent Taboo (on the National Geographic Channel), they featured a country (sorry, I don't remember which one) where it was considered honorable for certain people to starve themselves to death. As they're doing this, they are cared for by others in a loving manner...

Wait, I just found the episode on the National Geographic website, and the episode, "Bizarre Burials," will re-air December 20th: http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...zarre-burials/.