Wesley J. Smith is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, and consults for the Patients Rights Council.
Not every modern assault on the sanctity of human life is traceable to Hitler. There are many other paths off the ethical cliff. Continue Reading »
Joseph Fletcher mounted a frontal intellectual assault on the ideal of universal human equality. Continue Reading »
Recent advances in human cloning, synthetic biology, and CRISPR technology pose grave ethical questions—yet our president seems uninterested. Continue Reading »
Some these days are forced to battle doctors and bioethicists in order to properly care for their loved ones. Their courage is inspiring. Continue Reading »
In a world without God, some are turning to technology as their focus of worship. Continue Reading »
Our problem isn’t too many or too few guns; it's a culture of automated technology that threatens to destroy human interconnectivity. Continue Reading »
Technologies are moving us away from the unconditional acceptance of the children we receive toward a perceived right not only to have a baby, but to have “the baby we want.” Continue Reading »
Artificial intelligence machines have no greater moral claim to our respect or ethical consideration than a broken toaster. Continue Reading »
More and more countries favor policies permitting Alzheimer's patients to be euthanized. Continue Reading »
Doctors declared Jahi McMath brain-dead in 2013—but recent evidence suggests she is still alive. Continue Reading »
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