Medical Technological advances
sophistication
technological imperative
needs vs desires
Disease
Suffering
Aging
Death
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Becoming like gods
HOPE
Spe Salvi.
“A ‘Kingdom of God’ accomplished without God—a kingdom therefore of man alone—inevitably ends up as the ‘perverse end’ of all things” (n. 23).
Immortality
Fr. Joseph Tham, LC
jtham@legionaries.org
School of Bioethics
Regina Apostolorum
Rome
Goals of Medicine
nature
death unnatural
natural death
exploit, transform nature
CONTROL
human nature, birth and death
euthanasia
individualism
choices
rights
self-determination
peaceful death
my decision
Is the Cost of Healthcare Sustainable? The Dilemma of Technology in Extending Lifespan
Justice?
Meaning of Technology
every disease has a cure
conquer death
control our bodies, our lives, our fate
Longer Lifespan
Technology
changing concept of life
life stages, life spans, relations
changing concept of medicine
from care to cure
changing concept of health
higher expectations, no limits
President Obama: banish words like “terminal” and “incurable” from our vocabulary
knowledge is power
will to power
power over power