Immortality

I was watching a show the other night on the documentary channel about genetic engineering, and one scientist said that he thought by 2073 we would have the biological technology to create the first immortal person. This is based on reserch on chemical signals that determine how many times various cells in the body can divide. I'm skeptical, because there's still random and environmentally induced mutations, so I don't know how they get around that. I'm also skeptical because if we were that far along in our knowledge, we should be able to regrow broken spinal cords and new kidneys.
Never-the-less, the idea presents all sorts of interesting philosophical and ethical questions.

First of all - would you want to be immortal?

If the decision could only be made at the stage of a developing embryo, would you choose immortality for your child?

Who should be granted immortality - people with really good health insurance? Important people? Or would it be a fundemental right?

What would society look like during the transition, where some people were still mortal and others weren't. Could you discriminate against a job applicant who was not immortal?

How old would some guys be when they stopped living in their parent's basement if they were immortal? 39? 62? 485?

It would make a neat sci-fi novel if nothing else.