Expanding the "Right to Life" concept to cover life extension and cryonics

Expanding the “right to life” concept to cover life preservation and life extension specifically
Danila Medvedev, KrioRus, Russia
10.12.2009

First a Present for You
Thank you for coming! I have a gift for you. It’s a book:
Medical-Legal Aspects of Cryonics, G. P. Smith (1983)
www.kriorus.ru/legal-aspects

Part I
Introduction

I Want to Say That
Cryonics can be legalized.
We should begin by defending our rights to practice it. This may eventually lead to recognition of the right to extend life.

Status Quo
Cryonics is de facto legal
Legally it’s not cryonics
whole body donation, funeral, embalmment, etc.
Cryonics is not protected

What We Want
Cryonics is de jure legal
Protection for cryonics…
arrangements
quality
practitioners

The Approach
Hijack “Right-to-life” term
It
is important
is undefined
means bad things right now

Right-to-life
Everyone has it.
But what is it?
It’s a hugely complex legal and philosophical question.
As immortalists we are in the unique position to answer it!

The Idea is to Raise
Hell… defend our rights!
Awareness… what the heck is “right to life” after all?
The Issue… cryonics should be legally protected!
The dead (TBD)

Part II
Human Rights Org

Framework
HRO: International Human Rights Organization for Life Extension
Plus
Scientific Council
Lobbying Group
Radical (militant) Front

This Is How We Begin
An office in Moscow (a backup office in the EU)
A website for the HRO
Open a Life Extension Hotline: +7 800 LIV-MORE

+7 800 LIV-MORE
Protect the rights now!
But how? (Defense mechanism)
For example?
Euro cases
Latvia
Air transport
Fast [legal] access

Defense Mechanism
Legal advice (24/7)
Direct action – get people to protest
Media – do not just tell about cryonics, tell our story
Other PR

Potential Projects
Euro cases (Germany, etc.)
Normative acts in Latvia
Cryogenic air transport
Demand fast [legal] access

How you can help
We need:
International partners
Office in the EU (Brussels, Hague, Strasburg, Geneva)
Legal assistance

Part III
Right to Extend Life

Up the Ante (concept)
2010: A Conference. A Declaration.
Talk about the missing definition for “right to life”
UN, EU, Russia, media, experts.

Get on the Agenda
Right to extend life must be gotten on the agenda.
Our framework:
problem + policy + politics

The Problem Stream
Life extension gets more attention every day.
PR can focus that attention on the right-to-life issue.

The Policy Stream
We can start locally
Sanitary regulations in Latvia
Cryotransportation norms
Cryonics industry best practices
Extension to funeral laws
A separate law on cryonics somewhere
International laws on cryonics and life extension

The Politics Stream
Let’s hope some politicians will “get it”. Nazarbaev?
Co-operation with pressure groups can help. We need legitimization* for that.

*Legitimization
Partners and stakeholders
Insurance, bank, cryobank
Integrated RecoverySM

What We Expect
Life Extension is not just right.
It’s a right.
See the 1st Amendment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Part IV
Conclusion

Summary
We start an NGO, it opens a LE hotline and protects the rights of cryonicists
We try to clarify the “right to life”
We get right to extend life on the global agenda
We work to get support for it

Conclusion
There is a feasible strategy to legalize cryonics starting with human rights defense and ending with legal recognition of the right to extend life.

Next Actions
If you can help with the office/advice/involvement, email kriorus@gmail.com
Financial assistance for the initiative is welcome
Stand up for your rights!

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