Defrost on High

Combinations of modern medicine and science have potentially brought us the gift of receiving treatment for our terminal illnesses in the future. The proposed solution is that we essentially let people "die" today and then cryogenically preserve their body so that we may resuscitate them at an unknown point in the future when medicine is capable of correcting their ailments. Do you agree with long term cryogenic preservation, and if so, why or why not? Though no successful attempts have been made to restore one of these individuals, it is largely guess work at this point. Would you allow a loved one to undergo cryostasis if they requested it? If so, what if the treatment was only available through the usage of this individual's entire life insurance plan? Furthermore, consider the psychological shock imposed on an individual that is now potentially hundreds of years out of context. Your education is primarily useless and you would have no understanding of the pop culture of when you are restored (consider someone from the 17th century attempting to browse the Internet). It may not even be on Earth. How substantially would that alter the remainder of your life, and does that psychological shock still seem worth it for the chance to artificially extend your life? Discuss the potential outcomes and pitfalls of a world where indeterminate medical preservation is possible. Be sure to state your assumptions.