X-Message-Number: 578 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 91 17:49:54 PST From: (John Gregor) Subject: Re: cryonics: #577 > If we assume that the technology does come into being which will allow > a person to be revived from suspension how would the law deal or be > expected to deal with the issues involved ? Would the person be reborn > or would they simply have their death certificate erased ? Would they > have any rights over "their" property which passed on death, under the > probate grant, to relatives and or friends ? Would the suspended person > still be legally married ? I would assume that a good precedent would be the way these questions are dealt with when a long missing person is finally declared dead (7 year in the States, right?) and then is eventually found or returns. How are those questions answered in that case? JohnG -- John A. Gregor USmail: College of Oceanography E-mail: Oregon State University Voice #: +1 503 737-3022 Oceanography Admin Bldg. #104 Fax #: +1 503 737-2064 Corvallis, OR 97331-5503 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=578