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September 10, 2025The AMA Journal of EthicOpen Access

Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction

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BTBruce TonnCTChristopher R Tonn

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This article discusses ethical frameworks supporting human extinction prevention in medicine, highlighting clinicians' roles.

Key Points

  • Clinicians express values supporting human extinction prevention, prioritizing ethical obligations to future generations.
  • Many doctors feel obliged not only to enhance quality of life but also to prepare patients for confronting death.
  • This analysis emphasizes the ethical dimensions of medical practice related to the survival of future generations.
  • Clinical practices increasingly align with the principles of preventing human extinction and addressing mortality.

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Tonn et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64795686https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2025.588
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