which implies that people who die of some other cause are not usually dissected?
Relatively few disease or old-age related deaths result in autopsy (even though they’re a good idea since they routinely reveal wrong diagnoses).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy#Forensic_autopsy The reason why suicides would be mandated to be autopsied in some states is pretty obvious: murders can look a lot like a suicide. As well, the close proximity of a suicide to preservation can raise questions about whether the cryonics people hurried it up and committed murder—ALCOR had a close call in the Dora Kent incident.
Thanks for this. That’s really too bad. In my view, there really needs to be some sort of protocol that terminally ill patients can follow that guarantees they’ll be frozen in the event that they choose to exercise their right to die. Maybe there is one implied by “in rare cases” and I am not aware of it?
Relatively few disease or old-age related deaths result in autopsy (even though they’re a good idea since they routinely reveal wrong diagnoses).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy#Forensic_autopsy The reason why suicides would be mandated to be autopsied in some states is pretty obvious: murders can look a lot like a suicide. As well, the close proximity of a suicide to preservation can raise questions about whether the cryonics people hurried it up and committed murder—ALCOR had a close call in the Dora Kent incident.
These requirements and dangers are why cryonics groups don’t handle suicidees except, AFAIK, in rare cases where there is no suspicion of foul play and autopsy can be avoided like Kim Suozzi avoiding food & drink while terminal. Some links: http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq06.html#death http://www.alcor.org/Library/html/casereport9304.html
Thanks for this. That’s really too bad. In my view, there really needs to be some sort of protocol that terminally ill patients can follow that guarantees they’ll be frozen in the event that they choose to exercise their right to die. Maybe there is one implied by “in rare cases” and I am not aware of it?