- Question
Should we invest in research to slow the ageing process?
Should society fund research aimed at slowing human ageing? This entry sets out the two positions on the question — that we should invest in anti-ageing research, and that we should not — weighing longer life against its consequences.
Position 1 of 2
Read this position →Yes, we should invest in research to slow the ageing process.
This position holds that research into slowing ageing deserves investment, since ageing is the shared cause behind the diseases that disable and kill most people, so treating that cause could delay many conditions at once.
Position 2 of 2
Read this position →No, we should not invest in research to slow the ageing process.
This position holds that funding should not go to slowing ageing, arguing that any benefit would reach the wealthy first, that a longer life may mean more frail years, and that present illnesses have stronger claims on limited research money.