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No. In an odd way, I found this by accident of research, I discovered I had a similar reaction to it as Leon Kass did (Kass being the head of George W. Bush's Bioethics committee). I think of it as diminished quality of life in comparison with quantity of life. I certainly wouldn't be able to believe I would have a definite answer to the question of how long is long enough, and to what degree am I willing to put up with scientific limitations of consequences, but philosophically, I would not be of mind that extending my life (to that extent or thereabouts) is justification for dramatically reducing the likelihood of producing offspring or going through that lengthy but hopefully rewarding process of raising your own children. To me it would fill emotional, biological, and probably religious needs to have children...so why jeopardize it so severely?
http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20030321_LeonKass_0x0_40k.mp3
http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20030321_LeonKass_0x0_40k.mp3
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