X-Message-Number: 5701 From: John de Rivaz <> Newsgroups: uk.legal,sci.cryonics,sci.life-extension Subject: EPA (Re: Death) Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 10:46:32 +0100 Message-ID: <> References: <> <> The use of an enduring power of attorney (EPA) for people in cryonic suspension is an interesting thought. Can anyone see a way around these problems: Because cryonics relies on future science for revivals, anyone suspended is "dead" in terms of present law. (Law is only concerned with the past and present, not "might be.") Therefore people cannot be suspended whilst alive, even if suffering from a terminal illness. American lawyers decided in court that if live suspensions of willing and informed terminal patients were permitted it would be conconvenient when determining cases of possible or alleged homicide. My question now is, would an EPA allow someone to appoint attornies to direct their estate for as long as it takes science to develop a way of reviving them from suspension (remember it is *for legal pruposes* considered "death") into youthful good health? In article: <> (P. Burridge) writes: > > > >In article <>, Garret Smyth > > >>This is hardly a difficult legal question. A frozen person is obviously not > >>able to make informed decisions for themselves, but if it is accepted that they > >>have a possibility of revival then they would be in a similar situation to > >>anyone else who couldn't make their own informed decisions. They would be > >>a ward of court. > > Why not just get them to set up an EPA? Before they're frozen, of > course. :-) > > -- -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > PGP Fingerprint: 6C C4 04 FE 42 1B C9 7A 11 FA 8F 4F DE DE CF 98 > PGP Encrypted mail preferred. PGP Public Key and Geek Code on request. > "Somebody must have been spreading lies about Joseph K." -Franz Kafka > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Sincerely, **************************************** * Publisher of Longevity Report * John de Rivaz * Fractal Report * * details on request * **************************************** In the information age, sharing can increase world wealth enormously, because giving information does not decrease your information. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JohndeR Fast loading, very few slow pictures Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=5701