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Fear of missing out
Despite the loving intentions of her mother and boyfriend, sixteen-year-old Astrid wants to make the decisions about her life and death when her cancer returns, including exploring the possibility of cryopreservation.
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A donor by no name is just another number? The management of anonymity in US cryobanks
In this paper, I argue for a re-examination of the concept and application of donor anonymity. If computer sciences and genetic technologies have established that anonymity is impossible to ensure in current times, why does the fiction of anonymity continue to survive in cryobanks? I argue that the performance and management of ‘anonymity’ meet different needs of donors, recipients, and cryobanks. While absolute anonymity is neither possible nor preferable to cryobanks (as donor records may be needed for future medical and legal references), contractual anonymity gives the parties involved reassurance that the flow of information is under reliable control – in this case – the control of cryobanks. While complete protection of the donor’s private information is limited in actuality, it provides a certain freedom from an unforeseen and undetermined future by temporarily easing donor and recipient apprehensions about feared ‘what-if’ scenarios. In order to be useful, anonymity’s mechanics must incorporate enough flexibility to be undone if needed.
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Assessment of ethical aspects of cryonics: An emerging technology
Cryonics is a technology that is often looked upon with suspicion and as a science fiction. It is a life support technology that aims to revive a deanimated legally dead body on availability of suitable scientifically advanced technologies in the coming future. Thorough reasoning and analysis reveal that in fact cryonics is somewhat an extension of the current medical science and technology. The present article analyzes cryonics and attempts to discuss ethical aspects connected with it.
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A million suns
When Elder discovers shocking news about Godspeed, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on the space ship. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that's growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.
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