Human cryopreservation: the key legal and policy issues

The adoption of human cryopreservation - the preservation of deceased bodies at ultralow temperature in the hope that future technologies may allow a successful reanimation - has progressed more slowly than early supporters of the concept had expected. Among the factors that appear to deter or frustrate potential adoption, in at least some parts of the world, is a set of legal and policy issues. This webinar aims to reach an up-to-date understanding of these issues, along with suggestions to improve matters.

Topics to be covered include:

• The limits of rights for people to specify what happens to their bodies after legal death
• Laws governing the stabilization, transport, and storage of cryopreserved bodies
• Options for "cryopreservation with dignity", sometimes called cryothanasia
• Complications with laws regarding property and ownership when someone formally legally dead is reanimated
• Differences between the legal situation in different countries
• The case for a Europe-wide initiative to propose best practice in laws and regulations

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This event will be hosted on Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3vLD99MVQUivk7fEkP_gsw

The Zoom registration fee (UKP £2.50) helps cover London Futurists running costs. (The Zoom registration page opens a PayPal interface, but there is NO requirement for attendees to use a PayPal account.)

The webinar can also be viewed, without charge, on the London Futurists YouTube channel, but without the option to participate in the live Q&A.

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The lead speaker will be Jordi Sandalinas. Jordi is a lawyer, drone pilot, and Professor of the course on Drone Law at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).

Jordi is also:

• Assistant Professor of the Postgraduate Course in Air and Space Law at the Distance University of Madrid, Spain
• Researcher in the Civil Society and European International Law Research Group at Pompeu Fabra University
• Director of the European Cryonic Law and Policy Research Initiative in Barcelona, Spain
• Participant and Lecturer in more than 30 conferences, and author of more than 15 articles published.

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Note: if you would like to join the speaker panel on this occasion, to provide additional expert perspective on this topic, please get in touch.

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The webinar will start broadcasting at 4pm UK time on Sat 28th May. To find this time in other timezones, use https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220528T150000&p1=136

Please log into Zoom up to 10 minutes ahead of the start time of the event, so you won't miss the start of the live broadcast.

As the discussion proceeds, attendees will be welcome to raise questions and vote to prioritise questions raised by others.

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Graphics credit: the main photograph is by Jordi Sandalinas. The background includes a design by Pixabay member Mohamed Hassan.

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To register for this event, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3vLD99MVQUivk7fEkP_gsw