X-Message-Number: 23620
From: Tim Freeman <>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:36:50 -0700
Subject: Re: [CN] Cryonics Legislation Takes Another Step Forward
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From: Joe Waynick
>Although I specifically requested our membership to be respectful in
>their tone when contacting members of the legislature, a few members
>decided not to heed that advice. ... It is simply unacceptable to impugn the
>integrity of a member of the legislature no matter how passionate you may
>feel about an issue.

I can't tell if I was part of the problem or part of the solution
here.  Here's the email I sent.  Due to a technical glitch I sent
three copies to the alphabetically first representative, but all the
others got only one.  I did say promises made by Stump were broken,
which one might argue impugns his integrity, but if I understand
correctly it is a true statement that he broke the promises and I
didn't emphasize that it was Stump's promises.  Any opinions?

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From: Tim Freeman <>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:25:43 -0700
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To: >>>each representative<<<@azleg.state.az.us
Subject: Vote NO on HB2637; it's ill-conceived
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Hi.  I'm an Alcor member living in California, and I hear that there
will be a surprise vote on HB2637 tomorrow.  The purpose of the bill
is to outlaw cryonics in Arizona.  The normal procedures have been
abused for this bill in an attempt to get it passed without careful
consideration, so I think you should vote against it as it stands
now.  Some of the abuses are:

1. The bill is an attempt to create new regulation, and the provisions
   of the sunshine act have not been carried out.  This is supposed to
   ensure, among other things, that the funeral board gets additional
   funding to cover the new responsibilities that would be thrust
   upon it by the bill.

2. Alcor is the primary organization that is being outlawed by the
   bill, and it was not invited to the stakeholder meetings.

3. The bill only got through the Health committee because of public oral
   promises that it would be revised and the effective date will be
   extended.  These promises have been broken.

Regardless of what you think of cryonics, be aware that if the bill is
passed there will be collateral damage to other activities in Arizona.
These activities include organ donation and some activities of the
University of Arizona medical school, perhaps ones concerning anatomy
training for medical students.  Please vote against it as it stands
now.

Thanks for your time.

-- 
Tim Freeman                                                  
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