Ageless Bodies

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This essay reflects the impact of immortality on an individual and on society. The paper is based on the President's Council on Bioethic's report produced in 2003 entitled The paper discusses how the writer dissented on the concept of blind immortality focusing on quality of life living the same length of time without disease.

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" Hans Jonas made a very eloquent series of statements in his report to the President when providing the President's Council on Bioethics report in 2003. The report was illuminating and comprehensive, however while stressing the ethics involved in the use of biotechnology to correct or eliminate defects in the human body, including old age, it appeared he focused on ethical concerns in the negative rather than supporting optimization. In light of the Jonas and Council report, the question asked: "How might unending life, or even significantly longer life, affect us? What aspects of human life will be enhanced, introduced, reduced, or eliminated if we were immortal?" takes on important constructs. The question asks for speculation and might lead one to think of popular Science Fiction novels, similar to Jonas's reference to Brave New World or to newly released movies such as The Island. "

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