Wesley J. Smith

Bioedge linked to a story about  how Dutch euthanasia statistics are going up—fast.  Not surprising, but those statistics aren’t very useful in the end because doctors follow the law or don’t, report euthanasia or don’t: It doesn’t matter much since nothing . . . . Continue Reading »

When I was in Australia last July, I clashed with Green Party officials over the party’s plan to legalize euthanasia. But the party’s support for doctor administered death is only a small part of its destructive potential.The Green Party is rife with anti humanism, as Liberal (the . . . . Continue Reading »

The recent election brought anti Obamacare Republicans into power in several important states, both in the governor’s chair and as the majorities in state legislatures.  That could make even tougher slogging for Obamacare.  A commentator at the conservative Manhattan institute shows . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday, whilst flying home from NYC, I posted about the debate I had with Gary Francione at Columbia. He has blogged on it too, allowing a look at his perspective.  From his blog:The thrust of Smith’s position is that according equal inherent value to animals threatens human . . . . Continue Reading »

I thought I had heard it all in the ESCR debate.  That embryonic stem cells are the “only hope.”  Wrong!  That they don’t really come from embryos!  Junk biology.  That the reason they have not brought about the cures is they did not receive good funding . . . . Continue Reading »

Really?  Think of the joy that would be lost—both for us and for . . . . Continue Reading »

Preexisting conditions: The scourge that can keep people from obtaining health insurance.  No question, that needs to change and Obamacare was supposed to do that.  Indeed, as I have written about here, HHS has currently authorized state pool policies for such people that is now in . . . . Continue Reading »

The animal rights leader, Rutgers Law School Professor Gary Francione, and I debated before more than 100 law students today at Columbia Law School in NYC, at a lunchtime event co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.  The debate question was, “Do . . . . Continue Reading »

Biological colonialism is a growing problem—the rich exploiting the poor for natural resources that are pieces of human flesh.  In S. Africa, a hospital was fined way too little for taking the organs from people, including minors, who were paid to be maimed.  From the story:South . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t get the NYT editorial page. On one hand, it notes that a new study indicates that CT scans can save lives of heavy, or formerly heavy smokers. From the editorial:A government-sponsored study has found that annual CT scans could reduce the mortality rate from lung cancer in very heavy . . . . Continue Reading »