to prolong life or not to prolong life.. that is the question

When I first began this project it was really hard for me to decide on a topic. Then I thought writing about medical technology would be an interesting topic but I was told that it would be too broad of a topic. So I still stuck with medical technology but also added prolonging life. My subject now is prolonging life with medical technology. At first I did not know much about this topic other than it was a controversial topic that many people have different opinions on. I went on the internet and typed in my topic into the google search and some interesting things came up. I also found a book that looked like it would be helpful so I went to the library and checked it out. At first I wasn't really sure how I felt about prolonging life with medical technology. Now after research, I am still somewhat uncertain and feel that it is mostly up to the patient and his/her family, but I feel that prolonging life is a good thing as long as the patient will have an enjoyable life.

From internet research and from the book I checked out I have learned new things. Some of the things I learned was the different ways in which medical technology can prolong a person's life. I have also learned that there are also many negative aspects of prolonging life with technology.

Right now, I am not even close to have done enough research on my topic. At the beginning of this project I felt that this would be a fun and interesting topic. I still feel this way after research. This topic is not only interesting but also serious.
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I think Magic Johnson's life has been prolonged by medical technology. He was diagnosed with HIV positive and his life has been prolonged longer than most HIV/AIDS patients because of the costly medical technology that he can afford. My little cousin was born very premature. About 3 months premature. He was so little it was amazing. They weren't sure if he was going to make it. However, he made it. I feel that medical technology was able to help him live. Without the medical technology it would have been a lot tougher for him to survive. There are many cases which prolonging a person's life are not in the person's best interest.
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person1: How do you feel about prolonging life with medical technology?
person2: I don't think that it is right. I think that medical technology should not manipulate human life and death.
person1: Yes but what if someone you knew lost some of their normal bodily functions. Medical technology could help them and prolong their life so it would be a more enjoyable life for them.
person2: Yea I never really thought of that, but the thought of medical technology manipulating life and death disturbs me. Also, if a person is brain dead or in a vegetative state, prolonging their life with medical technology would not only have no affect on them, but it can also prolong the mental and physical pain of those involved.
person1: Yea but that is when the patient and the patient's family should be able to decide weather to prolong life or not.
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The most important thing I think people should understand about prolonging life with medical technology is that there are both positives and negatives. There is a lot of good that can come out of prolonging a life with medical technology. It can help a person have a more enjoyable life than they would normally without the medical technology. However, it can also just prolong the mental and physical pain of a person who is treated with medical technology. The technology can sometimes be meaningless if the patient is in a severe enough state. The reason why this is such a controversial topic is because there are a good amount of both positives and negatives that go along with prolonging a person's life with medical technology.