This a question i have pondered about at times. Are we really justified when we go against nature to prolonge human life. As our understanding of health sciences improve we are as a species consistently refuting various barriers nature has put in place to keep our numbers in check. While we talk about humanity, compassion and how every human life is precious (all of which i do agree) ,our vast(and ever increasing) numbers and resource grabbing capabilities leave little space for the rest of world.
Being a health professional myself , I am at times conflicted if im doing a ''Noble'' job or just facilitating our short sighted greediness.
health science is really just learning. the ethical part is when to use it. if your gonna use it , it would be ethical to do it right. past that one day the whole know universe will die. so with that in mind why not try to live as long as you can. the difference between us and animals is we can go father