"Progress"? Interesting interpretation, I'd invert that; society is miles from where it needs to be if these situations are increasing in frequency. And I don't think medi/biotech is the solution.

or you could argue that "societal progress" is at odds with basic human needs

>This is a true case of biology not having kept up with societal progress.

I think you seriously have this backwards. How can biology keep up with societal progress?