Medicine has been revolutionised by advances in technology. Discuss.

Medicine has been revolutionised
  • we have a moral duty to use technology to help save lives/make lives more comfortable
  • medical technology may go wrong
  • we should not interfere with nature or ‘play God’
  • medical technology can be expensive and time-consuming
  • the treatment of self-inflicted illnesses using such technology presents a moral dilemma
  • such technology might improve the quality of life or prolong the life of some people
  • treatments may only prolong the inevitable and may cause more distress
  • a convincing response should show a keen awareness of the potential tensions inherent in the use of medical technology