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Elizabeth Warren: “We do not want to increase lifespan at all costs. We do not want to live to be 130 and feel like we are 130.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
We do not want to increase lifespan at all costs. We do not want to live to be 130 and feel like we are 130.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the importance of quality of life over mere lifespan extension.

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