Alcor has historically defended their patients pretty thoroughly against family members wanting to take back the ābiological remainsā. Although I think the Cryonics Institute has just never been sued; also, David Ettinger works probono as a lawyer for them.
I wonder why they never got sued. Hypotheses:
a) they donāt take risky case
b) they are better at PR
c) chance
d) other
2023-11-06 update: re (a), they do wait 2 weeks before taking in someone who was signed up post-mortem if I understand correctly.
also (d), they charge less money, so thereās less of a financial incentive for the family to want the life insurance money. also maybe preserving the full body makes it less repulsing for the family š¤·
Alcor has historically defended their patients pretty thoroughly against family members wanting to take back the ābiological remainsā. Although I think the Cryonics Institute has just never been sued; also, David Ettinger works probono as a lawyer for them.
I wonder why they never got sued. Hypotheses: a) they donāt take risky case b) they are better at PR c) chance d) other
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2023-11-06 update: re (a), they do wait 2 weeks before taking in someone who was signed up post-mortem if I understand correctly. also (d), they charge less money, so thereās less of a financial incentive for the family to want the life insurance money. also maybe preserving the full body makes it less repulsing for the family š¤·