Fighting Back Against Mendacious Amendment 2

by Wesley J. Smith

Here is an ad against Missouri’s mendacious Amendment 2: a measure that is “too slick, too deceptive, too . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2006 0

Ouch! Maligned by "Dignity in Dying"

by Wesley J. Smith

The UK euthanasia group “Dignity in Dying” worries that “the religious right is on the march.” Reporting on the Toronto World Federation of Right to Die Societies Convention in its Autumn 2006 newsletter, we learn that my name apparently came up in the discussions. As usual, . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2006 0

That "Tricky" Missouri Amendment 2

by Wesley J. Smith

Missouri voters are being treated to what may be the most expensive initiative campaign in the state’s history—almost all from out the wallet of one man, financier James Stowers. There is no question that Stowers has done some wonderful things for MO. But now, he wants something for that . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2006 0

Using Shameless Emotionalism to Gain Access to the Public Trough

by Wesley J. Smith

Walsh Stem CellThe ad represents everything people hate about politics. First, it is dishonest. It has a woman claiming she will get Alzheimer’s in twenty years, strongly implying that ES cells could cure her. But, it is well known that ESCR is highly unlikely to provide a cure for . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2006 0

Oregon Department of Human Services Against Assisted Suicide!

by Wesley J. Smith

No, not the act of a doctor lethally prescribing poison to a patient for use in suicide. Rather, the Department of Human Services—ever compliant with assisted suicide advocacy goals—will now call the act of doctors lethally prescribing overdoses of drugs for use in suicide, . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2006 0

SHAC Leader Shows Dominant Face of Animal Liberationists

by Wesley J. Smith

I have been criticized for focusing on the violent animal liberationists (SHAC, ALF) here at Secondhand Smoke, and those liberationists who refuse to condemn such violence (PETA). So, I recently featured Gary Francione, an animal liberationist who adamantly rejects violence, both here and at the . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2006 0

Secondhand Smoke and the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Team Up

by Wesley J. Smith

The good people over at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity have asked me to comment on the CBHD blog and for permission to republish some of what I write here at Secondhand Smoke. It was my distinct pleasure to agree. So, starting now, you can also find me at bioethics.com, as well as . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2006 0

Lying to Missouri Voters About Cloning Works

by Wesley J. Smith

I have been doing some radio to MO to discuss Amendment 2, which would create an explicit state constitutional right to conduct human cloning research via the somatic cell nuclear transfer procedure. The proponents of Amendment 2 claim to ban human cloning, which is false. But the lie is working. . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2006 0

Scientists and Engineers for Politics

by Wesley J. Smith

The SEA (Scientists and Engineers for America), a political advocacy committee, is holding a contest to see who can create the best internet commercial for “science.” No prizes, though. Here is the pitch: “Help SEA create...change by participating in our challenge to make a . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2006 0

German Mass Grave of Disabled Euthanasia Victims Found

by Wesley J. Smith

A mass grave of disabled people, including children with Down’s syndrome, has been found in Germany. We shudder at the thought of the carnage but avert our eyes at contemporary eugenics advocacy of the kind that led doctors—not just Nazis—to justify the murder of disabled babies . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2006 0