Iowa Court: Exhume Body So Head Can Be Frozen

[Elmore Furth]

I can't see the romance in having your body frozen with liquid nitrogen.



It may be ok for Ted Williams, but I don't want any part of it.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The siblings of a man who died more than a year ago must exhume his body so his head can be cut off and cryogenically frozen, the Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled.

The court sided this week with Alcor Life Extension Foundation, which sought to dig up the remains of 81-year-old Orville Richardson of Burlington. Richardson had signed a contract with Alcor in 2004 and paid $53,500 to have his head placed in cryonic suspension after his death.

In its lawsuit, Alcor had argued that its contract with Richardson fell under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, which prohibits anyone other that the donor from revoking the donation. The company asked the court to order Richardson's siblings to obtain a permit to exhume his body.

Iowa Court: Exhume Body So Head Can Be Frozen

[foxfeet]

1. I'll bet that head is in great condition now after embalming and a year underground.

[PassingFair]

2. I'm all for it. His siblings are assholes.

The cryogenic companies charge less if there is no
court battle, but it looks like the family prolonged
this one.

These contracts are pretty ironclad, and if he
didn't leave starving toddlers behind, his last
wishes should have been accommodated.

Cryogenic freezing is really the only realistic
(albeit highly unlikely) hope of resurrection after death.

If people can afford it, I say they go for it!

[foxfeet]

3. I'm not slamming him.

Clearly this delay wasn't in his plans.

[struggle4progress]

4. Yup

[SoxFan]

5. Is this why we haven't seen Debi recently?