Q&A: Life Extension
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Life Extension
Question
If in the future it becomes possible to greatly extend a person’s lifespan, to the point that living that long becomes boring, would there still be a halakhic obligation for everyone to extend life? And what about forcing other people to extend their lives, like compelling ordinary medical treatment?
Answer
Simply put, yes. But I can’t answer questions that deal with a world about which I have no direct understanding. One would need to live in such a reality in order to answer.