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Cryonics (ΞΊΟΟΞΏΟ 'kryos-' from the Greek ΞΊΟΟΞΏΟ 'cold') is the freezing and low-temperature preservation of the human or animal body in the hope of developing modern medical technology in the future. In Turkish, the term cryonics is used to refer to processes carried out at very low temperatures. Cryonics is the freezing and low-temperature preservation of human or animal bodies in the hope of developing modern medical technology in the future. The project came about after a group of scientists studied frozen human bodies in the 1960s. According to scientists, dead human bodies could be frozen and revived with advanced technology. The project began in 1967 with the freezing of Professor of Psychology James Bedford. Bedford suffered from incurable kidney disease and volunteered for this procedure. Immediately after the moment of death, the deceased is injected with heparin, and ice is placed on the head. After several medical procedures, the body is placed in tubes of liquid hydrogen at -196 degrees Celsius, either just the head or the whole body.
Body cryopreservation (Cryonics) is an experimental medical procedure that aims to bring back to life people who have been declared legally dead or, in countries where euthanasia is permitted, at the patient's request, by accessing future medical advances. Ultra-low temperatures (-196 oC) are used to suspend metabolic activities in order to prevent postmortem changes observed on the body under natural conditions and to preserve the body (at the cellular size) for an indefinite period of time. Since the first studies in the early 1960s, cryopreservation has evolved from a theoretical concept to an evidence-based practice using emergency medical procedures and modern vitrification technologies to prevent ice formation.
Considering that this process will be shaped according to the changing social conditions of law and ethics, it is likely that various regulations will be adopted by lawmakers over time.The countries in the world where euthanasia is legal are Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia. In the Netherlands and Belgium, it is even applied to children over 12 years old. Spain has recently joined these countries. After Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Canada, Colombia, Australia, and New Zealand, Spain is the 8th country to legalize euthanasia. In the second half of 2024, the investment country will be chosen among these countries (which is expected to become legal in more countries in the future) and work will be started. Transhumanism (h+) is a philosophical idea that recognizes that human beings have certain correctable defects and advocates the idea that the evolution of the human body should not be left to the natural process alone, but can be improved by artificial means. Although the basic principles of transhumanism are inspired by science fiction literature, it is expected to penetrate from the realm of fantasy into the concrete world as a result of the expectations of future technological development.
The first practice of disposing of a corpse in human history is known from the story of Cain and Abel: In the incident that took place between the children of Adam, Cain was confused after killing his brother Abel, and in a process when he did not know what to do, he applied the method he witnessed when a crow buried a dead bird by digging in the soil. With the developing science and technology, despite Cain's saving practice on the first corpse exhibited by the crow, Cryonists have presented science-based Cryonics technology to overcome the reality of death that human beings cannot find a solution to. In this respect, Cryonists, who advocate a transhumanistic technology as opposed to Cain's primitive crow, offer a priceless possibility to mankind in search of immortality and long life. It is extraordinary and unbelievable that the average human being, despite being disposed of through burial or cremation or other methods of disposing of the body, travels through time and place to be saved, perhaps by physicians who have not yet been born. Reality is stranger than science fiction.
Immortal human utopias are the main conceptual and pragmatic inspiration for the Cryonics movement. This new type of utopia is based on a belief in pure technology, not social and cultural. Cryonics, on the other hand, is a specific transhumanist technology based on American cryogenics, unlike Japanese transhumanism based on robotics, and European transhumanism based on eugenics. Cryonics technology, which was first applied to James H. Bedford in 1967, has evolved from a theoretical concept to an evidence-based practice that uses emergency medical procedures and modern vitrification technologies to prevent ice formation since the first studies in the early 1960s. The choice of cryonics is probably based on the human desire to prolong life. As Bostrom points out, "we all have our own reasons for staying healthy and alive in the face of disease, aging, and death."