Wesley J. Smith

Those who objected to IVF (before my time) on the basis that the technology would not be limited to helping infertile, married couples conceive, were laughed off as scare mongers. My how times have changed.  We now have a story of fertile couples using IVF to make embryos for deep freeze . . . . Continue Reading »

During a layover in Auckland on my way to OZ, I picked up a New Zealand Herald and read a commentary by one Gareth Morgan, an expert on the Kiwi health system. In “Best Treatment Goes to the Loudest,” Morgan complains that those able to push their weight around receive better care than . . . . Continue Reading »

The reason Rat invented . . . . Continue Reading »

I leave tomorrow for a two week speaking tour of Australia arguing against legalizing assisted suicide and warning about culture of death issues generally.  Right to Life Australia will have the details of where and when I’ll be speaking , but here are the cities and dates of my . . . . Continue Reading »

The always informative Michael Cook over at Bioedge notes that a former enthusiast and participant in ESCR has abandoned the field to pursue IPSCs.  From the post:Amongst scientists who promoted the use of human embryonic stem cells five years ago, in the middle of passionate debates in the US, . . . . Continue Reading »

The hubris and profligacy of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine—established foolishly by CA voters on the wings of ESCR/cloning ultra hype—continues to amaze in its sheer audacity.  Now, an executive has been brought on board part time for 6 months, for which he will . . . . Continue Reading »

The Huffington Post’s resident bioethicist, Jacob Appel, argued awhile back for cutting off care to patients in PVS in order to save resources for more “valuable” people.  I didn’t post on it at the time.  But an article at the Hastings Center Report rebutted Appel, . . . . Continue Reading »

Most advocates for legalizing assisted suicide, particularly in the USA, pretend that theirs is a limited agenda, designed for only the “terminally ill,” or the “hopelessly ill” to achieve “deliverance.”  In actuality, assisted suicide ideology believes we . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette is now Tweeting and blogging at the SF Chronicle. I told her that made us Tweetie . . . . Continue Reading »

I have not engaged this issue—whether abortion increases the risk of breast cancer—but have noticed the feverish drive to discredit any such link—the emotionality of which makes me think that the objections have more to do with politics than science.  Be that as it may, a new . . . . Continue Reading »