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From: "John de Rivaz" <>
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Subject: Re: right to life and right to free speech
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 11:00:51 +0100

It seems clear that the US's government's biotech regulators are denying
people their Constitutional right to life if they prevent research into
lifespan extension.

But I am not sure to what extent they are not allowed to talk about it.

I would imagine that if any US government tried to legislate against
research designed to extend lifespan such legislation would get rejected by
the courts as unconstitutional. However if there is a powerful enough orator
capable of swaying enough public opinion, then presumably the constitution
could be changed giving a right to life of limited duration (say 65 years or
whatever). But such a measure is likely to produce strong feeling on both
sides, and could even lead to civil war or a terrorist movement that would
be very hard to suppress.

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Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley
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more

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