Senators, For a long time I have enjoyed feasting on the flesh of creatures from all across the galaxy. Most especially delectable Neimoidians and Mon Calamari. I love them braised Home Style with a Cajun Sauce.. delicious. A bar-b-qued Twi'lek head tail... delicious, and nutritious.
Anyway yes. On Dantooine we have long had the following law in place "A Citizen may sell his body in the event of his death prior to his death, the body will then be permitted to be used for culinary purposes or otherwise by the owner after the Citizens death."
While this is legal on Dantooine, it is not legal on some worlds, nor to my knowledge is the trade of corpses.
Essentially, I pay a Calamari a few thousand credits, and then own his body when he dies, not unreasonable. But sadly, there are too few Calamari on Dantooine to satisfy my appetites and as such I would ask that corpses be classed by the New Republic as a commodity and allow me to trade with the relevant authorities and individuals in order to procure my food.
You say 'This is disgusting, an abomination' but thats a ridiculous humanocentric viewpoint, I can name a dozen sentient species that eat their own dead, including Neimoidians, Colicoids even on occasion, humans, as such I would just like to extend this one step further and allow me to trade so I can eat other peoples dead.
Thus I submit this motion.