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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:31:40 -0500
From: RANDY WICKER <>
Subject: Cryonic politics of survival.

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Cryonics needs a politics of survival.  The idea that Cryonics Institute
might be forced out of business, that cryonics might be outlawed in
the United States just like in France is absolutely outrageous.

The solution is not to establish new facilities on a ship or scatter
into the bush somewhere.  The solution is to stand and fight for
cryonic rights here in the USA, the one country where that might
possibly be done.

In my opinion, those who believe in cryonics have embraced a belief

system that clearly can be considered a religion, a religion based on a 
disbelief
and resistance to death.

This avenue should be explored.  Has anyone attempted involving groups like
the ACLU?  For that matter, has the Libertarian Party taken any position
regarding cryonics?  If not, why not?  If not, then we have to lobby them to
do so.

This country was founded by Pilgrims who were driven out of every country
in Europe.  The Supreme Court in recent years ruled (for a while at least)
that Native Americans could use peyote in their drug rituals.

There is an entire body of law regarding religious belief and practice.
While polygamy has been outlawed, many other things such as
conscientious objection to the draft, right to non harmful sexual
practices in the privacy of the bedroom, etc. have found protection
under the law.

The time has come to establish cryonics as a religious institution
and to fight for the right to practice what we believe.

Randolfe H. Wicker
Founder, Clone Rights United Front www.clonerights.com 
Spokesperson, Reproductive Cloning Network, www.reproductivecloning.net 
Former CEO, Human Cloning Foundation, www.humancloning.org 
201-656-3280 (Mornings)



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