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"Abolitionist" Gary Francione Laments State of Animal Rights Movement by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Gary Francione, who argues that to be authentic all animal rights believers must be vegan and lead by example (I agree with him on this), is unhappy. He worries that the anima ... Read on »

"Artificial Life" is Not "Real Life?" by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics The lexicon we use in discussing bioethical issues is important. And look how this newspaper does it in a poll to measure attitudes about refusing unwanted treatment. From the ... Read on »

"Calling Dr. Death! Calling Dr. Death:" Advertising for Kevorkians in Montana by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Compassion and Choices (formerly Hemlock Society) has been mighty peeved lately that so many ethical doctors are refusing to supply assisted suicide prescriptions to their pat ... Read on »

"Choice" is a One Way Street by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics As I have often said, the culture of death brooks no dissent. The Bush "conscience clause" regulations protecting health care workers from being discriminated against in their ... Read on »

"Death by Indifference:" Medically Neglectiing People with Developmental Disabilities to Death in... by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Regular SHSers will recall the horrific case of Martin Ryan, an adult with Down syndrome who, after a stroke left him unable to talk, was allowed to starve to death over 26 da ... Read on »

"Euthanasia Comes to Montana Courtesy of Judicial Activism" by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I have an extended piece in the Weekly Standard on the Montana judge declaring it a "fundamental right" do "die with dignity"--e.g. to poison oneself with prescribed drugs--wh ... Read on »

"Happiness Inequality" and the Politicization of Science by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics A Pew Poll measuring the "happiness" of the American people is out, and good news for me, people get happier as they age. But that is not why I brought it up. Rather, I was ta ... Read on »

"How to Save Your Newspaper:" Another Journalism Biggy Misses the Bias Part of the Story by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Yet another media biggie has written an article about the crisis in newspapers--which is all too real--and missed a huge reason for the problem. There must be a template circu ... Read on »

"Man" to Have Twins by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I know it is considered rude to point out in our postmodern times when facts are contrary to the narratives. And we have been through this before with greater fanfare. But hav ... Read on »

"Nature" Has No Rights Against the Powerful by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I wrote previously about how President Correa of Ecuador, who gave rights to nature in his new constitution, was pushing a new mining law. The indigenous people objected, and ... Read on »

"Scientific Studies" Whiplash: Wine Causes Cancer! Wine Prevents Cancer! by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I have concluded that too much money is being spent to pay for "scientific studies," which after all, have to find something to report to earn their keep. This often leads to ... Read on »

"Single Embryo" IVF May Work Better by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Among the downsides of IVF has been the overproduction of embryos, that were then put into the deep freeze. Because most of these nascent humans will never be gestated to bir ... Read on »

"Stem Cell Debate is Over Ethics, Not Science" by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I have a piece in today's Sacramento Bee rounding out my critique of the Obama ESCR policy and his rescission of the Bush executive order requiring the Feds to fund alternativ ... Read on »

"Suicide Counsellors" Show Futility of Legalization by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Jack Kevorkian was the ground breaker in modern times: A man made world famous helping people with disabilities, the terminally ill, and the existentially suffering kill thems ... Read on »

"Suicides R Us" Franchises Soon to be Available: Former UK Health Minister Wants to See Suicide... by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I remember seeing the movie Soylent Green in the early 70s. One of the shocks of the film has E.G. Robinson's character leaving a note to Charlton Heston that he was "going ho ... Read on »

"The Last Great Act of Living," or How My Dad Taught Me How to Live by Showing Me How to Die by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics The always wonderful Canadian bioethicist Margarette Somerville has a terrific and thoughtful article about dying, disability, and the great meaning that can be found in these ... Read on »

"What It Means to be Human" Podcast: Conscience Clauses by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics In this edition of What It Means to be Human, I get into conscience clauses as a potential way for us to co-exist together, given our profound cultural differences over what I ... Read on »

"Assisted Suicide: The Wind in Their Sails:" Digging Deeper Into Popular Support of... by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics After Washington voters passed I-1000 legalizing Oregon-style assisted suicide, First Things asked me to weigh in with some analysis. I look at the matter from two angles. T ... Read on »

"Brain Dead" Boy "Dies" by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics The case of M.B., the 12-year-old boy whose Orthodox Jewish parents sought to have his life support continued after he was declared dead by neurological criteria, is over. Fro ... Read on »

"Take the Pledge" Against Assisted Suicide by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Just because assisted suicide is legal in Oregon and Washington-State, that does make it right. The time has come for a very public and vibrant declaration of non cooperation ... Read on »

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