RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Who wants to live forever? Three arguments against extending the human lifespan
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 585
OP 587
DO 10.1136/jme.2006.017822
VO 33
IS 10
A1 Martien A M Pijnenburg
A1 Carlo Leget
YR 2007
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/33/10/585.abstract
AB The wish to extend the human lifespan has a long tradition in many cultures. Optimistic views of the possibility of achieving this goal through the latest developments in medicine feature increasingly in serious scientific and philosophical discussion. The authors of this paper argue that research with the explicit aim of extending the human lifespan is both undesirable and morally unacceptable. They present three serious objections, relating to justice, the community and the meaning of life.