Open AccessAssessment of ethical aspects of cryonics: An emerging technology
Author(s) -
Vagish Kumar L Shanbhag
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/jss.jss_19_17
Subject(s) - engineering ethics , medicine , health technology , ethical issues , medical science , extension (predicate logic) , law , engineering , medical education , computer science , political science , health care , programming language
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