One of the reveals at E3 was a newly implemented ‘medical probe’ to provide a self-rez (on a timer that gets longer the more often you die). There have been multiple threads asking for clarification here’s what’s been revealed so far.
No medical probe in instanced PvP, Flashpoints, or Operations.
No Combat Rez (just confirmed by Georg over here).
Which should put an end to the complaints I’ve seen about the medical probe so far. I think it’s a good way to avoid making the ‘death penalty’ too severe (you get the lengthening rez timer, and a durability hit) without having to worry about making the game so easy no one ever dies.