AngryParsley comments on That Magical Click - Less Wrong

58 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 January 2010 04:35PM

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Comment author: komponisto 22 January 2010 01:13:46AM *  3 points [-]

Suicides automatically get autopsied, so not currently an option.

This seems quite unfair to sufferers of mental illness. What if a person signed up for cryonics later becomes depressed, resulting in suicide? (It could happen.)

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the near-total absence of cryonics-friendly law, but it's still worth remarking upon.

Comment author: AngryParsley 22 January 2010 01:46:46AM *  3 points [-]

Several states allow religious objections to autopsy. The coroner can override it in some cases (infectious disease that endangers the public, murder suspected), but it's better than nothing. The state doesn't care what religion you are, just that you've signed a form stating you object to an autopsy.

ETA: The override process is pretty involved in California. It involves petitioning the superior court to get an order to autopsy.

Comment author: komponisto 22 January 2010 02:00:12AM 1 point [-]

I was assuming from what Eliezer said that suicides were also in the "override" category. If not, that's good news.