Life extension: a biomedical goal?
The potential for development of biomedical technologies capable of extending the human lifespan raises at least two kinds of question that it is important both to distinguish and to connect with one another: scientific, factual questions regarding the feasibility of life extension interventions;...
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2011-04-01
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The potential for development of biomedical technologies capable of extending the human lifespan raises at least two kinds of question that it is important both to distinguish and to connect with one another: scientific, factual questions regarding the feasibility of life extension interventions; and questions concerning the ethical issues related to the extension of life- and healthspans. This paper provides an account of some life extension interventions considered to be amongst the most promising, and presents the ethical questions raised by the prospect of their pursuit. It is suggested that problems concerning the effects of these technologies on health care resources and on intergenerational relationships will be the most difficult to tackle.
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| spelling | doaj.art-51f974ccc6ad4fcbae36a97b8be8d16c2022-12-22T04:24:37ZengSMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)Swiss Medical Weekly1424-39972011-04-01141151610.4414/smw.2011.13181Life extension: a biomedical goal?G BarazzettiM Reichlin The potential for development of biomedical technologies capable of extending the human lifespan raises at least two kinds of question that it is important both to distinguish and to connect with one another: scientific, factual questions regarding the feasibility of life extension interventions; and questions concerning the ethical issues related to the extension of life- and healthspans. This paper provides an account of some life extension interventions considered to be amongst the most promising, and presents the ethical questions raised by the prospect of their pursuit. It is suggested that problems concerning the effects of these technologies on health care resources and on intergenerational relationships will be the most difficult to tackle. https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1270anti-aginghuman enhancementlife-extension. |
| spellingShingle | G Barazzetti M Reichlin Life extension: a biomedical goal? Swiss Medical Weekly anti-aging human enhancement life-extension. |
| title | Life extension: a biomedical goal? |
| title_full | Life extension: a biomedical goal? |
| title_fullStr | Life extension: a biomedical goal? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life extension: a biomedical goal? |
| title_short | Life extension: a biomedical goal? |
| title_sort | life extension a biomedical goal |
| topic | anti-aging human enhancement life-extension. |
| url | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1270 |
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