One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expectancy is increasing. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

One of the things that most people are concerned about is the increase in life expectancy due to the quick improvement in medical

care

facilities. I agree that while

this

is seen as something advantageous by some people, in my opinion, far from being good, I believe it can lead to a real society’s problem.

Firstly

, one of the main problems resulting from long life expectancy is the lack of economic resources for everyone. Nowadays, thanks to the

health

facilities we have, a lot of people li

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lived

uch longer than years ago. In some developed countries, where the amount of medical resources and

health

facilities is higher, and within reach everyone who needs it, the person's expectancy life is of around 90 years, a very high number compared to the past, when people did not live much longer than 70 years.

However

, if people live longer it means they need more medical

care

and

for instance

, more money is needed in order to preserve their

health

.

On the other hand

, I think that there’s a moral and ethical problem as well. Despite a lot of old people is in a good

health

condition, there’s a part of them that has medical problems due to their old age. In these cases, it might suppose a major problem, not only for the patient, but

also

for his/her family, which has to take

care

and look after her/him. In conclusion, I think that despite

health

improvements and medical

care

are useful and necessary in a lot of people and different situations, the advantages from these can be sometimes overweight for the disadvantages.