X-Message-Number: 15661 Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 13:06:48 +1100 From: Damien Broderick <> Subject: suicide and cryonics Dr Ettinger (I believe I'm correct in using that title, although people here sometimes refer to `Mr' Ettinger, usually when disparaging him, so I'm not sure) wrote: >An even better way would be for the patient to "commit suicide" with a team >standing by, without waiting for natural death. Suicide is not illegal in >Michigan, although assisting in a suicide is illegal. Could somebody (legally) explain the methods that might be used to kill oneself painlessly in this way without thereby causing physical, especially neurological, damage that might make the task of revival after freezing more difficult? I would like to learn what these methods are, either on-list or off. Damien Broderick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Damien Broderick / Senior Fellow, Department of English and Cultural Studies University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, AUSTRALIA @: <> Unofficial biography/bibliography site: http://www.thespike.addr.com Australian Business Number (ABN): 98 674 378 153 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15661