X-Message-Number: 11498
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:49:04 -0500
From: <> (Jeffrey Soreff)
Subject: cryonics and ethics

John de Rivaz writes:
>In article: <> <>
>(Jeffrey Soreff) writes:
>> Just to clarify a bit:  I have no personal argument with either
>> Leon Dean or Garry Wright, since neither of them wishes to interfere
>> with cryonics (and Mr. Dean intends to use it, and Mr. Wright wishes
>> the movement well).  I only have an argument with someone like
>> Gov. Richard Lamm, who insisted that everyone has "a duty to die".

>What's he governor of, a concentration camp? :-)

:-) taken.  In fact, he was governor of Colorado.
Worse, he tried to get on the U.S. presidential ballot in 1996.
See http://www.usnews.com/usnews/wash/lamhigh.htm

>If some terrorist machine gunned his family, would he applaud the terrorist
>in assisting them with their duty? The man must be a lunatic if he really
>said every one has "a duty to die" - why is he allowed to remain in public
>office?

I wish I knew how he remained in public office.  I wish I had some way to
remove all power from him.  Lamm is very much a deathist.  He is quite
literally in favor of cutting off medical care and making people die.

                                                  Best wishes,
                                                  -Jeffrey Soreff

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