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. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6671