X-Message-Number: 20014 Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 08:38:47 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #20007 - #20012 Hi again! It is a real pity that both Scott and J Corbally look only at the scientific issues involved, when the real problem is that of legal possibility. I detest politics, but would have to say that this is one problem which can only be solved by some astute politics. And after all, if we are allowed to be suspended while alive, there is no reason why the suspension team could not simply commence the operation of suspending us, probably with the patient (us) under anesthesia. Looking for complex ways to commit suicide misses the issue entirely. As for Swaze's fund, I am pleased that so many cryonicists were willing to help out. We can all get ourselves into such problems; I was lucky in that I continually took out more insurance for suspension while I was healthy, so that when I ceased to be healthy (and if Alcor follows its current policy of assessing fees based on the time someone joined) I can be suspended with no problems. I've known several people who had no such policies and found themselves virtually in the gutter, sometimes literally in the gutter, when things turned bad for them. Best and long long life for all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20014