X-Message-Number: 6675
From:  (William Theaux)
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Re: BRITISH DESTRUCTION OF EMBRYOS - any Ref?
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 03:47:16 GMT
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 (Charles Platt) wrote:

>William Theaux () wrote:

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

>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.

I understand Platt's 'orthodox' point of view: frozen patients (&
organs?) are not the same than embryos (alais 'human preface'). But I
see it exagerated to say that "there's no connection at all".
Especially when he refers to 'people' - for the Collective Psychology
probably assume a certain connection between frozen embryos & frozen
bodies.

The British 'mass abortion' or whatever warns Cryonicists: in a close
future, the many social changes to come may carry orders/laws which
will endanger the stocks in conservation.
Thus Cryonics enterprise must garanty its members with an application
for social analysis (and/or collective reflexion/therapy).


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