X-Message-Number: 20795 From: "John de Rivaz" <> References: <> Subject: Re: Cloning Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:19:31 -0000 >From: "Brent Fox" <> > >From: "John de Rivaz" <> > >I am surprised at the Florida lawyer story. Is it really possible for > >someone with no family interest in a child to file such a claim? Looks like > >legalised kidnapping to me. > > It is possible for such claims to be filed, as well as children to be taken > into "protective custody" by the state (at least here in Georgia). The > Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) do it on a regular basis. > I agree with you, it would be interesting to know more about the attorney > (Bernard Siegel) who filed this motion. It would also be interesting to see > the paperwork that was filed. This should be a public record, and easily > obtained. Thanks, Brent. Your post above includes the words "by the state". Does this imply that the lawyer mentioned is acting as an employee of the state, or is acting on his own? In both cases he has personal responsibility, but if he has to be an employee of the state to take such action it does suggest that there is some control over the number of such cases and reduce frivolous filings. I gather that the second claimed clone is not US resident and therefore this instance may be subjected to external testing. If this does happen, and it passes the tests then it would be reasonable to assume that the first is also a genuine clone. Thanks also to James Swayze who wrote on this subject. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, Holistics, de Rivaz genealogy, Nomad .. and more Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20795