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Establishing an appropriate ethical framework — the moral conversation around the goal of prolongevity
Author(s)	Stephen G Post
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 59A, no 6, June 2004
Pages	pp 534-539
Source	http://www.geron.org
Keywords	Longevity ; Social ethics ; Theory.
Annotation	This article presents a framework for ethical discourse around the biogerontological goal of prolongevity, which might someday become achievable through the deceleration of ageing. The methods are those of the humanities and philosophical analysis. The perspectives of natural law, egalitarian justice, and beneficence are presented in a balanced manner, although the conclusion reached is that the goal of prolongevity through decelerated ageing is ethically valid as a potential means to the beneficent amelioration of the many diseases for which old age is the major unacceptability factor. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040817206 A
Classmark	BGA: TQ: 4D
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