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A Comparative Study on Cryonics Technology with a Focus on the Judicial Procedure of the United States, Canada and France: Challenges and Solutions
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Emad Haghverdi1    , Seyed Reza Ehsanpour *1 |
| 1- Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (279 Views) |
Background and Aim: Cryonics is an emerging phenomenon in the field of biotechnology, where the body or brain of a person suffering from an incurable disease is frozen with the hope that in the future when the treatment of his disease becomes possible; he will be brought back to life. This technology has created legal challenges that need to be investigated.
The only way to legitimise cryonics according to Iranian law is to accept cryonics as the only available treatment solution for terminally ill people on the verge of certain death.
Methods: In this research, we intend to analyse the approach of the judicial systems of the United States, Canada and France with a descriptive and analytical approach in facing the request for the issuance of a cryonics implementation license by individuals and provide suitable solutions to adapt them to the laws and regulations of Iran.
Ethical Considerations: Despite the lack of sufficient internal resources, the authenticity of the texts has been observed with honesty and integrity.
Results: The judiciary of the mentioned countries, because there is no necessary technology to revive cryonic patients, considers the cryonic patient as a dead person and only accepts cryonics as one of the ways of burying the body. Due to Shari'a rulings regarding the necessity of equipping and burying the corpse and the laws regarding the desecration of the dead, it is not possible to perform cryonics in the mentioned manner in Iran.
Conclusion: The only way to legitimize cryonics according to Iranian law is to accept cryonics as the only available treatment solution for terminally ill people on the verge of certain death. |
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| Keywords: Cryonics, Comparative Law, Human Freezing, Judicial Procedure |
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Type of Study: Original Article |
Received: 2023/08/16 | Accepted: 2023/12/7 | Published: 2024/02/4
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