Cryopreservation operates in legal gray zones that most people don't think about until it's too late. The goal here is to make you literate in the regulatory landscape so you're not blindsided by jurisdictional quirks, documentation requirements, or the fact that your legal status post-preservation is genuinely unsettled. Understanding where the law is clear, where it's ambiguous, and where active regulatory risk exists lets you make robust plans that won't fall apart when they interact with the real world's bureaucratic machinery.