X-Message-Number: 9049 Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 10:04:27 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: worst-case scenario In Message #9046 "Stephen W. Bridge" <> wrote: > > Realistically, we must consider the worst-case scenario where no rescuer > is on the horizon. It is possible that such patients could be thawed and > buried by the state health department; but Arizona officials told me that > *no one* in the department of health would look forward to that. I > suspect even they will want to help find rescuers, especially after > cryonics gets larger. > IMHO - I think the first thing that would happen if funds start to run low would be a conversion to neuropreservation of all whole body patients. At a guess this could save 90% on storage costs - not a small consideration - especially since the preference for whole body preservation seems to be mostly an esthetic one. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9049