Ethical Ethics Of Cryonics

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Bioethics Issues: Cryonics Cryonics is the process in which an individual is dehydrated and then cryopreserved immediately after death, with hopes for the individual to be reanimated in the future. The promise of life after death, though gaining momentum and popularity, is also gaining skepticism. Cryonics is unethical. Not only is it extremely expense, those practicing cryonics can not ensure if the process even works. Furthermore Cryonics disregards Christianity. Large cryonics companies such as Alcor deny the fact that they are disrespecting and going against the religion. Though cryonics sets out to be a path to immortality and a chance at a second life, in reality cryonics is an unethical, unvalidated scientific practice. One way cryonics is unethical is the fact that large …show more content…

Companies affirm that cryonics will save many people's lives, but their proclamation is only backed by the hypothesis that technology will be able to finish the cryonics process in the future. Another main way how cryonics companies swindle their clients is the price at which they charge the scientific practice at. For one's full body to be cryopreserved at the company Alcor, it costs a hefty 200,000 dollars. (Alcor page 1.) Alcor is charging this price even without the knowledge of the cryonics process completely working. Along with the 200,000 dollars, there is a 10,000 dollar surcharge fee, and years prior to your procedure, you must pay a 525 dollar annual fee. (Alcor page 1). With all of these fees accounted for the cryonics process at Alcor is very burdensome to one’s economics. In all Cryonics is an unethical scientific practice, falsely advertising the process, and overcharging for the services and procedure. Another main reason why cryonics is unethical is the fact that the practice and large cryonics companies completely go against Christian ethics, and are seen as disrespecting the Christian

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