it’s not just money- a severed head is considered medical waste, which has fewer regulations around handling than a whole body (source: talk I saw several years ago). So there are borderline situations where you can get a head frozen much faster than a whole body.
This comment finally prompted me to ask Alcor if I can do some sort of split decision, where I get body frozen if it’s very convenient but head if not.
it’s not just money- a severed head is considered medical waste, which has fewer regulations around handling than a whole body (source: talk I saw several years ago). So there are borderline situations where you can get a head frozen much faster than a whole body.
This comment finally prompted me to ask Alcor if I can do some sort of split decision, where I get body frozen if it’s very convenient but head if not.