X-Message-Number: 2726
Date: Sat, 7 May 94 11:43:00 EDT
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Subject: CRYONICS

I saw the "Picket Fences" episode on cryonics last night and was pleasantly
surprised.  The screenwriters actually managed to get most of the typical
arguments for and against cryonics into the script, and they were fairly
coherent.  Admittedly, the repeated use of "genetic technology" to cover all
of "medical technology" grated, and they should have picked a different medical
case for a pre-mortem suspension argument, but still, not bad.  It may not have
been a mass media version of the FAQ files, but it was no "Forever Young".
I particularly enjoyed the mayor's speech, a very eloquent argument for the
freedom to make ones own medical choices.  I was, of course, disappointed in
the ruling given.  Comments?
                                                   -Jeffrey Soreff
standard disclaimer: I do not speak for my employer.


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