The prolongevists speak up: the life-extension ethics session at the 10th annual Congress of the International Association of Biomedical Gerontology

Am J Bioeth. 2004 Fall;4(4):W6-8. doi: 10.1080/15265160490908103.

Abstract

Life-extension was the focus for the 10th annual Congress of the International Association of Biomedical Gerontology, held last September at Cambridge University. This scientific convention included a panel of several bioethicists, including Art Caplan, John Harris, and others. The presentations on the ethics of life-extension are reviewed here.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • Aging*
  • Bioethical Issues*
  • Geriatrics / ethics
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Longevity / ethics*
  • Social Justice
  • Societies, Medical