[ExI] Cryonics Dilemma

[John Grigg]

And so what is the current stance of the courts in Washington State,
regarding this matter?

I suppose if they are not supportive, a person would need to fly to
Switzerland and get arrangements with a hospice and also a mortuary there.
And so upon death, your iced body is shipped back to America for a belated
suspension.

You should be okay as long as KrioRus is not involved! Lol  ;  )

John



On Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 2:19 PM Anton Sherwood via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On 2021-4-03 10:00, Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat wrote:
> > My understanding — and please others correct me if I’m misinformed here
> > — is if you’re thinking of ‘ending’ your life sooner to get into cryonic
> > suspension, this probably won’t work out well because the government
> > might see this as suicide and then do stuff like run a full autopsy.
>
> There was a court case about that in California once upon a time.  The
> plaintiff had brain cancer and wanted to go into the tank before it ate
> his brain.  He sued for an order preventing the State from meddling.
> The judge said "We are not here to help you in your nutty project."
>
> With all *due* respect, your Honor, there is a difference between
> helping and not hindering.
>
> I've seen a loophole in fiction once or twice: the patient checks
> himself into hospital and refuses all food or treatment other than water
> and painkillers; in due course he dies of hunger and, because his death
> was "attended", no autopsy is required.
>
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