Carla Spivack, ‘Estate Planning for the Apocalypse’, 49 ACTEC Law Journal 85 (2023). A billionaire invests in human cryopreservation so that his head may be preserved in hopes of his entire person being revived later. His head, and his favorite dog, will be preserved at minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit in a cylindrical tank filled with liquid nitrogen in the hopes that the advanced medical technology of the future will allow for their reanimation. And no, the technology does not currently exist to reanimate a cryogenically preserved human or dog, but cryogenics companies are optimistic that it will be possible in the future. As part of his revival plan, the billionaire consults with an estate planning attorney … (more)
[Victoria J Haneman, JOTWELL, 2 August 2024]
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