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TheDynasty · 11-18-2016, 09:02 PM

Good for Her!

A 14-year-old girl who said before dying of cancer that she wanted a chance to live longer has been allowed by the high court to have her body cryogenically frozen in the hope that she can be brought back to life at a later time.

The court ruled that the teenager’s mother, who supported the girl’s wish to be cryogenically preserved, should be the only person allowed to make decisions about the disposal of her body. Her estranged father had initially opposed her wishes.

During the last months of her life, the teenager, who had a rare form of cancer, used the internet to investigate cryonics. Known only as JS, she sent a letter to the court: “I have been asked to explain why I want this unusual thing done. I’m only 14 years old and I don’t want to die, but I know I am going to. I think being cryo‐preserved gives me a chance to be cured and woken up, even in hundreds of years’ time.

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“I don’t want to be buried underground. I want to live and live longer and I think that in the future they might find a cure for my cancer and wake me up. I want to have this chance. This is my wish.”

Following the ruling, in a case described by the judge as exceptional, the body of JS has now been preserved and transported from where she lived in London to the US, where it has been frozen “in perpetuity” by a commercial company at a cost of £37,000.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...ed-to-by-court

brassmonkey · 11-18-2016, 09:24 PM

once your soul is gone it is gone. life force whatever you want to call it

rowan · 11-19-2016, 01:49 AM

I like the concept of preservation, but according to the articles I've read, the reality is akin to butchering, doing irreparable damage in the hope that at some point in the future it can be repaired. In the future you may be able to transplant or repair a damaged limb or organ, but you can't replace a damaged brain.

RummyBoy · 11-19-2016, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rowan

In the future you may be able to transplant or repair a damaged limb or organ, but you can't replace a damaged brain.

And if you can, after someone hits the defrost she'll end up looking like this:

Paul Markham · 11-19-2016, 07:31 AM

If it does work, then great. If it doesn't. What's to lose?

Besides the cash.

redwhiteandblue · 11-19-2016, 07:51 AM

Thing is though, if it doesn't work you can't exactly get your money back. What if it never becomes possible to bring someone back to life - who sues who?

rowan · 11-19-2016, 07:35 PM

It's more than just the money. There's a whole bunch of potential ethical, moral, and legal issues.

How does science decide when technology is sufficiently advanced to attempt to reanimate a deceased human? What if it doesn't work, and the person is still deceased? Do they re-freeze them, potentially causing more damage, or keep trying?

What if the reanimation is mostly successful, in the sense that they're able to restart major body functions, but the person they bring back to life is badly brain damaged, and in constant pain? What if they are unable to tell you they're in so much pain they want to die?

Is the contract legally strong enough to override any moral objections to effectively experiment on a corpse? What happens if new laws are passed between now, and the time that the technology is 'ready', prohibiting such procedures?

CaptainHowdy · 11-20-2016, 07:14 AM

Stephen Hawking: Humanity Only Has 1,000 Years Left on Earth

crockett · 11-20-2016, 07:39 AM

Too bad the drug companies are not interested if finding cures but only profitable treatment. She will have a long freeze.. Sad but true..

I've always said, that the govt should be funding medical research and to find cures instead of having drug companies doing it who are only after profits and long term medical treatments.

NatalieK · 11-20-2016, 04:44 PM

I think a good choice for someone like this girl, just passed with cancer, if it doesn't work, then so it is so...

if it does, a treatment and a life later, wow, how cool is that (no pun intended)

EddyTheDog · 11-20-2016, 04:56 PM

Me v WeHatePorn circa 3016 on GFY just after we defrost - 'Remember when I said there are no lizard people - I might have been wrong'...

cocksucker mcgee · 11-22-2016, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GspotProductions

I think a good choice for someone like this girl, just passed with cancer, if it doesn't work, then so it is so...

Seriously, what your mother tongue?

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rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I like the concept of preservation, but according to the articles I've read, the reality is akin to butchering, doing irreparable damage in the hope that at some point in the future it can be repaired. In the future you may be able to transplant or repair a damaged limb or organ, but you can't replace a damaged brain.

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rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	It's more than just the money. There's a whole bunch of potential ethical, moral, and legal issues. How does science decide when technology is sufficiently advanced to attempt to reanimate a deceased human? What if it doesn't work, and the person is still deceased? Do they re-freeze them, potentially causing more damage, or keep trying? What if the reanimation is mostly successful, in the sense that they're able to restart major body functions, but the person they bring back to life is badly brain damaged, and in constant pain? What if they are unable to tell you they're in so much pain they want to die? Is the contract legally strong enough to override any moral objections to effectively experiment on a corpse? What happens if new laws are passed between now, and the time that the technology is 'ready', prohibiting such procedures?

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crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Too bad the drug companies are not interested if finding cures but only profitable treatment. She will have a long freeze.. Sad but true.. I've always said, that the govt should be funding medical research and to find cures instead of having drug companies doing it who are only after profits and long term medical treatments.

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