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Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 14:32:40 EDT
Subject: Oregon Assisted Suicide 

Hi all:

Thanks for all the feedback on my letter posting.

Everyone agrees the "torches and pitchforks" reference is a little over the 
top, so I'll remove it of course.

In a private email a person who works professionally in cryobiology has urged 
me not to send the letter, as it may rile up the legislature to ban both 
cryonics and assisted suicide, and generally stir up anti-cryo publicity. (The 
same person made many corrections and also rewrote it in medical terms felt 

better for approaching doctors.  Thanks.) And they suggested approaching Oregon

doctors through doctors involved in cryonics.  Should that be possible it might
be both effective and discrete, so I am leaning that way if it can be arranged.

Both this person and the head of Oregon End of Life Choices (the current name 
of Hemlock) feel that public sentiment is against us and anything we do can 
touch off the mob. I would hope that most publicity stemming from *us* would 
carry true arguments to many people (in contrast to the stuff written by the 

ex-Alcor employee) and contribute to their education.  So I am not persuaded 
that 
publicity from the letter is a bad idea. Also, medical societies must discuss 
controversial topics all the time.  The fact that we never hear about these 

discussions speaks to their discretion. So the letter should be safe with them.

But since the purpose of the letter is to find physicians to talk with, and 
not to stir hornet's nests, then if there is another way to contact Oregon 
physicians I'll try that first.

Alan


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