Wesley J. Smith

Earlier this week I wrote in the Weekly Standard about the decision in Newland v. Sibelius, granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Free Birth Control Rule against a family and its business.  After reading the decision, I decided that it might be worthwhile reading the . . . . Continue Reading »

We’ve previously discussed a German judge forbidding the circumcision of minors. Now, a Norwegian non Jew/Muslim is telling those major world religions how to practice their faith. From the Haaretz story:Norway’s ombudsman for children’s rights has proposed that Jews and . . . . Continue Reading »

Do entrepreneurs sacrifice their religious liberties merely by seeking a profit? That question would have stunned our Founding Fathers, most of whom were businessmen as well as statesmen. George Washington owned a large for-profit farm. So did James Madison… . Continue Reading »

I believe IVF should be much more tightly regulated—which depicts the current status of “regulated” very loosely, as there are few rules governing the industry.  I wrote a bit ago against NJ legislation that would have opened the door to commercial womb renting.  . . . . Continue Reading »

Never let the perfect interfere with the good, the old saying goes. That seems to be the new approach taken by the Catholic Church as the Pope has dropped his adamant opposition to condoms in the fight against AIDS. From the Telegraph story:After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all . . . . Continue Reading »

The pro life movement often argues that abortion rights is a racist agenda because of the disproportionate number of minority babies terminated.  I don’t agree with that argument, actually.  I don’t think that most pro choice activists are racist or that abortionists do what . . . . Continue Reading »

I have a minority view (as usual), that off label prescribing can be dangerous, and should be deemed unethical.  Off label prescribing is when a drug approved for prescribing for Malady A, is then prescribed for Malady B—even though it may not have been properly tested as a proper . . . . Continue Reading »

Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles—a pro human exceptionalism opinion piece in the New York Times blog—the newspaper in which we have previously been told that plants are ethical and peas are persons—and by a philosophy professor, no less!  From “Anything But . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what happens in centralized systems. You end up with rationing, which pits patients against each other for pieces of the finite pie. Latest example comes Scotland where a government adviser suggests robbing from palliative care for the dying to pay for surgeries to treat obesity. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

I post stories such as this from time to time to counter the lies told by many within the animal rights movement that animal research offers no value. Scientists looking for a malaria vaccine have discovered an important problem by testing potential vaccines on mice and then infecting them. . . . . Continue Reading »