X-Message-Number: 11542 From: "John Grigg" <> Subject: Euthanasia in a foreign nation for suspension purposes Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 01:45:45 PDT Hello, If a person were to be "euthanized" (killed) in a foreign nation would it be legal to have them suspended there and then the body shipped back to the states for permanent storage? Is there any state in the states where you could be euthanized without legal troubles? I do not like the idea of as an old man worrying that I may die unnoticed by people to have my body decay for hours or even days before a suspension team arrives to freeze me. The damage that could happen to my brain in that time could be even beyond far future nanotechnology to repair. I would rather live my life to seventy or so, and then go in to have the procedure done so my brain will have the very best chance of a full recovery down the road. I realize that I could die tomorrow in an accident but under optimal conditions this is how I would like to do things. I have heard stories of people even relocating to be close to cryonic facilities! I read about one cryonics organization officer who refuses to fly or drive in dangerous areas because he is afraid of dying in a way that would rule out the possiblity of suspension! he doesn't want to take any chance on missing out on seeing the future! Is that a common attitude among cryonics people? Sincerely, John Grigg _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11542