Wesley J. Smith

The irony!  The inability to connect dots!Oregon led the country in legally approving suicide for certain vulnerable populations—and now media and legislators are upset because pro suicide groups sell suicide kits in the state, where state law permits assisted suicide for some categories . . . . Continue Reading »

The ever shrinking and less informative doctor-prescribed death suicide statistics published by Oregon show that suicidal patients are almost never referred for psychological counseling (one last year and zero the year before).  So legislation has been introduced to require it.  From the . . . . Continue Reading »

\When I toured Australia last July, euthanasia legalization threats were pending or threatened in the parliaments of Western Australia, Southern Australia, New South Wales,  Queensland, and perhaps most worryingly, Tasmania.  So far, all have been defeated or are not an immediate . . . . Continue Reading »

Imagine if you will that Sean Hannity or Glenn Beck called Nancy Pelosi or  Hillary Clinton a “dumb T-word” epithet that describes female genitalia, a crudity that is akin to the C-word.  Headlines!  Righteous (and proper) charges of sexism!  Off. The. Air! And . . . . Continue Reading »

This is just a note.  The site is under a barrage of spam—of a very bad nature.  This is making it difficult for me to check the spam folder to make sure legitimate comments haven’t been put there  incorrectly by the security software.This could mean I accidentally lose a . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a correction to the original post entitled “Minnesota Medical Association Supports Reproductive Cloning!”  An article in the MMA News opposing a bill in MN that would outlaw all human cloning stated the Minnesota Medical Association supported reproductive cloning.  I . . . . Continue Reading »

We have discussed the Baby Joseph futile care case here.  He is the baby who a Canadian hospital wanted to force off life support against the parents will and whose parents want a tracheotomy to help him live longer and at home. The impasse was resolved when the parents were able to move him to . . . . Continue Reading »

I am often called a bioethicist—although I don’t call myself one.  Why?  I write a lot about bioethical issues and some people pay attention to my opinions—some in support and others in opposition.  Voila—I’m a bioethicist!The bioethics movement sees this . . . . Continue Reading »

I have a new piece out on IVF in the CBC’s newsletter.  It deals with IVF—which I don’t oppose assuming proper regulations and reasonable restraints.  Alas, that is not what we have—particularly in the USA, where the baby making industry is creating its own mini . . . . Continue Reading »

I am going to get in some trouble for this post, as it could bruise some feelings.  That isn’t my intent.  Rather, it is to show how a supposedly “compassionate” assisted suicide can more than bruise the feelings of other people struggling with terminal and disabling . . . . Continue Reading »