Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France
by Freak_NL on Monday January 02, 2017 @12:03PM
(#13302389)
Anyone who beliefs cryogenics will save them will surely make the proper arrangements, and will certainly register themself as a non-donor in any opt-out system. This is a non-issue if your mind is made up; you can opt-out, by design.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France
by emiliobumachar on Monday January 02, 2017 @05:34PM
(#13305125)
Many cryonics solutions are head-only to save costs. So it's not mutually exclusive with organ donation.
(by the way, I'm pretty sure that's what inspired the live heads in jars in Futurama.)
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France
by loup-vaillant on Monday January 02, 2017 @12:24PM
(#13302613)
One may register for cryonics, and still donate organs.
I'm not sure I need my heart, kidneys etc. for future reconstruction. Important information might be located in the gut, but I'm sure we can extract many organs without touching those neurons.
Even then, I may be willing to sacrifice my hope of resuscitation to save lives today. And that's if I even bother registering for cryonics —as tempting as it is.