Persuasive Ethical Issues

Keeping a person alive by excessive treatment might devastate the family and make the dying suffer tremendously in the end. “Advance medical technology that seems to one person a godsend, extending life, may seem to another a curse that only prolong dying. Dignity can be devalued amid technology focused solely on the biological organism.”

Extended life would be nice for some people, however an healthy life will beat an extended life

Human overpopulation occurs when the ecological footprint of a human population in a specific location exceeds the carrying capacity of the place occupied by that group. Overpopulation can further be viewed, in a long term perspective, as existing when a population cannot be maintained given the rapid depletion of nonrenewable resources or given the degradation of the of the environment to give support to the population. Overpopulation is a problem that needs to be solved.

For as long as humans have been able to develop societies and inquire about the world, people have been attempting to find ways to prolong life. The early alchemists searched for the ever elusive philosopher’s stone, while the Spanish Conquistadores traveled to distant lands in hopes to find the “Fountain of Youth.” Even today, we continue to search for the “elixir” of life. Currently, researchers are using modern science to find a way to extend our telomeres and allow our cells to regenerate, thus enabling us to live longer. Unfortunately, even with our advancements in science and medicine along with centuries of attempts, human mortality is one thing we haven’t been able to change. No matter how much we try and get rid of that fact of life, it remains a guarantee. Our greatest flaw as

was one of the several who believe we must extend life as long as we have the means and knowledge to do it. To not do it is to be liable for negligence”. (Huttman 187)

The advances in technology have allowed “end of life” to become an extended, and often ambiguously defined time period. Although most humans certainly die before 100 years, the end

The first major challenge when deciding whether to prolong life is the question of will this help or cure the illness? Sometimes continuing life this way will only make suffering longer. In some cases, it is not as good as it sounds because of the side effects that come along with this decision. One side effect is that prolonging life can disrupt a person 's quality of life. Christiaan Barnard says that, “ I have learned from my life in medicine that death is not always an enemy. Often it is a medical treatment. Often it achieves what medicine cannot achieve-it stops suffering” (Jones p.1). Although, there are cons to prolonging life there are also pros. When a patient is having their life prolonged, their health might end up returning to its normal state or an even better state.

What would happen if one were in constant fear of a deadly disease? Or if one cannot find new jobs to support their family? These are the certain results if humans prolong their life. Firstly, extending the human life will lead to overpopulation. Secondly, the prolonged lifespan will cause people to become selfish, bored, and change their beliefs. Lastly, experimenting with human genetics as well as with modifying other species will result in new diseases, extinction of certain species, and the creation of invasive species. Therefore, enhancing the human life must be ceased since it puts too much of a risk on the future generations.

Would it be wrong to shorten life intentionally or to prolong it unnecessarily when it is in the best interest of the

How many people wouldn't like to live a longer life than what statistics show. Just imagine spending double the time on this earth, the many things that can be achieved with those extra years. The joy of being around your loved ones if your human expiration date was delayed a bit. I feel numerous people would find peace of mind in this commodity. Every living soul has had their share of errors and

In “Is It Unjust to Develop Life Extension if It Will Not Be Possible to Provide It to Everyone?”, John Davis argues on the fact on whether or not we should develop life extension if it won’t bet fairly distributed amongst our society. Davis believes that the rich will most likely have access to life extension before the poor, which creates the issue of unequal access to life extension. In this essay, I will be siding with Davis’ argument, as there should be no reason to develop and research life extension if we cannot make it available to everyone at once.

To persuade someone can be defined as convincing one to have the same outlook on something as oneself. People go about persuading one in several different ways. Persuasion can be as casual as an everyday conversation to as formal as a speech in front of millions of people. When the author states their purpose of persuasion, this is called their call to action. The call to action is usually the author’s final and last comment on their speech.

In the past few decades, the population of the industrialized world has seen an upsurge in longevity due to improved nutrition and medical care. Recent advances in science and technology, such as the discovery of the antibiotics and organ transplantation, ended an era of infectious disease and contributed to an increased lifespan. Unfortunately, their contributions were insignificant or inexistent in curing chronic diseases and terminal illnesses associated with old age and were a factor in prolonging the agony and pain of the incurably ill. The upsurge in the geriatric population led to a higher demand of palliative care units, nursing homes, healthcare professionals, etc., and raised an ethical and legal debate over whether terminally ill

Erikson’s 8Th stage of development is ego integrity vs. despair. At this stage elder adults contemplate their accomplishments and if they believe they have lived a successful life then they will develop integrity, if one doesn't think they have lived a successful life then they will develop despair. If humans have the opportunity to live longer then they have more opportunities to make their life successful instead being too old and dissatisfied with their life. With the chance to live longer, humans can reflect on their ego integrity vs. despair after 150 years instead of just 80 or 90. They have many more years to experience events and make more memories throughout their lifetime. If a human really wants to live longer, then that may mean they are dissatisfied with their life, but if they are satisfied then they do not fear

The question of life extension has been a long debated one through the years, and the reality of it is just becoming more and more real as medical and scientific technologies improve. But if no one dies, what will happen to the population? Will this be available to everyone? These questions and many others will have to be taken into account if these technological advances do materialize. Because of these ethical problems, anti-aging should not be heavily implemented into society.