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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
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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. :-) 
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