Alcor recommends not funding out of your estate, because in the current legal system any living person with the slightest claim will take precedence over the decedent’s wishes. Even if the money eventually goes to Alcor, it’ll be after 8 months in probate court; and your grey matter’s unlikely to be in very good condition for preservation at that point.
I know they don’t recommend this, but I suspect a sufficiently good will and trust setup would have a significant probability of working, and the legal precedent set by that would be beneficial to other potential cryonauts.
Alcor recommends not funding out of your estate, because in the current legal system any living person with the slightest claim will take precedence over the decedent’s wishes. Even if the money eventually goes to Alcor, it’ll be after 8 months in probate court; and your grey matter’s unlikely to be in very good condition for preservation at that point.
I know they don’t recommend this, but I suspect a sufficiently good will and trust setup would have a significant probability of working, and the legal precedent set by that would be beneficial to other potential cryonauts.