People can live without their disease (Beneficence)
onThe hope for cryonics, and its reasoning, is to be able to cryogenically sustain people with a disease and then be able to resuscitate them when the cure for their disease becomes known. "A truly ideal cryonics case might consist of a patient with a terminal disease consenting to placement in reversible suspended animation until treatment is possible." (Alcor) This is beneficence because, while cryonics is not fully developed, its full intention is to benefit the patient. Cryonics' goal is to benefit the patient in the best way possible, just like any other medical procedure. Once cryonics reaches its full potential, it will be able to give people the opportunity to life without their disease.
Preventing death
When someone is in cardiac arrest, they are able to be resuscitated, as long as the chemistry of life is still intact, they are still alive and are then able to survive. Cryonics has the potential to become as beneficial as this. Cryonics is to essentially save and prolong lives. It may not be as immediate as resuscitation is but it is meant for the same benefits. "The object of cryonics is to prevent death by preserving sufficient cell structure and chemistry so that recovery remains possible..." (Alcor) Cryonics is already being used in certain surgeries, however it is not used to the extent of permanently freezing for years. (Alcor) Lives will be saved and cryonics, to its full potential, will give people the opportunity to prolong their lives and beat the odds.
Future Possibilities
If needed, cryonics has the power to preserve the human species, and human kind will be able to continue. Cryonics is a concept that can sound very futuristic and unattainable, however with our advanced technology and science, it is becoming less futuristic and more of a reality. "We believe that revival is a real possibility because:... The repair capabilities of molecular biology and nanotechnology increasingly point to a future technology that can repair damage due to aging, disease and cryonic suspension. Current progress in stem cell tissue regeneration, 3D biological printers and other advanced technologies convinces many experts that we might be able to revive people in a healthy and youthful state when these technologies mature." (Cryonics Institute) Cryonics can provide many live saving options for treatment. For example, if organs could be cryogenically preserved, then all of the regional organ donation lists could potentially go away, making the organ donation process more efficient and beneficial. (Apecsec.org) Medicine should not be limited to now, it is always advancing and the idea of cryonics is to preserve patients and help them when the medicine and science allow it.
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