Wesley J. Smith

Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, who created the “social role valorization” (SRV) concept, has died.  From a death announcement published in the NDIS Good for People With Disablities blog:Dr Wolfensberger had a strong commitment to people made vulnerable in a society where individualism, . . . . Continue Reading »

From the story:Almost a third of NHS staff say basic hygiene supplies such as hot water and soap are not always available when they need them, according to a comprehensive survey of the workforce. A similar proportion said they would not be happy with the standard of care provided by their hospital . . . . Continue Reading »

A Minnesota nurse who urged people to commit suicide over the Internet can’t defend himself based on free speech. From the story:Freedom of speech is no defense for a former nurse who engaged in “lethal advocacy” when he encouraged an English man and Canadian woman to kill . . . . Continue Reading »

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A bill is wending its way through the Minnesota Legislature that would make all human cloning, for example, through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), in the state a felony. Not just reproductive cloning—the kind of pseudo ban, but actually, the prohibition of one use of a cloned embryo, . . . . Continue Reading »

For years we have been told bioethics promotes patient autonomy.  Want to refuse care even though you die, and the health care team disagrees?  AUTONOMY!  Want assisted suicide?  AUTONOMY!  Want to use every novel IVF procedure available to have a biologically related . . . . Continue Reading »

A wise wag once defined a political gaff as telling the truth. If that is so, Rep. John Conyer made a whopper yesterday when he admitted that Obamacare is flawed, but that’s okay because it is a necessary platform to impose single payer on the USA. From the story (and see video above):Rep. . . . . Continue Reading »

This is good news.  The Canadian hospital trying to impose a futile care-forced termination of life support upon Baby Joseph no longer has control of his care. He is now in St. Louis.  From the story:“Baby Joseph” was brought to St. Louis overnight where doctors are evaluating . . . . Continue Reading »

Connect the dots:  Legalized assisted suicide costs about $100 for the drugs, and perhaps $1000 for the medical review.  Assisted suicide is pushed unremittingly across the country, and is currently a big fight in Vermont.Hospice, costs much more, because rather than discarding the patient . . . . Continue Reading »

It is a modern presumption not only that life shouldn’t be a struggle—and for most of us, it isn’t anymore—but that we should always be happy.  Indeed, I consider one of the driving forces in the coup de culture today to be the intense drive—whatever it . . . . Continue Reading »