X-Message-Number: 6671
From:  (Charles Platt)
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Re: BRITISH DESTRUCTION OF EMBRYOS - any Ref?
Date: 3 Aug 1996 10:21:00 -0400
Message-ID: <4tvn8c$>
References: <4ttnlt$>

William Theaux () wrote:

> Cells, embryo, organs or bodies? Do the same rules apply?

>From an orthodox viewpoint, embryos are potential human beings, whereas 
people who have been pronounced legally dead are ex-human beings. Embryos 
are a preface to the story of life; death comes on the last page.

Cryonicists of course reject this outlook and hope to change it, but 
clearly this type of fundamental change does not come easily, and I don't 
think the cryonics movement is going to reap any benefits at all if 
people cry, "Aha! You're dismayed by the idea of disposing of frozen 
life! Well, then, that means you believe in cryonics!"

>From an orthodox viewpoint I think there's no connection at all.


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