Wesley J. Smith

As I have repeatedly reported here and elsewhere, some bioethicists and others in the transplant community seek permission to harvest patients’ organs before they are dead.  The latest example is in the Winter 2010 edition of Lahey Clinical Journal of Medical Ethics, in which Brown . . . . Continue Reading »

Paloa Cavalieri is the co-editor and author, with Peter Singer, of The Great Ape Project, which seeks to create a “moral community of equals” among  human beings, gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos. The point is to “break the species barrier” and bring the . . . . Continue Reading »

It appears that the “bounce” Democrats claimed would come their way if they shoved a popularly rejected and monstrously bureaucratic law down the throats of the American people, has had the reverse effect. As I have pointed out here, the polls for the new law—and POTUS—are . . . . Continue Reading »

We need to pay attention: In the UK, a woman with a rare cancer has been refused coverage for chemo that would extend her life. From the story:A dying mother last night became the human face of an election battle over the NHS. Nikki Phelps, 37, who has a rare glandular cancer, has been refused the . . . . Continue Reading »

Polling by CBS—not conservative—shows support for the monstrosity that is Obamacare sinking like a rock—10% lower since the law was signed.  The Weekly Standard blog is on the case:A CBS News poll shows that ObamaCare’s popularity has fallen off dramatically since . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what is known in the trade as a “two fer.”  We have been told for years that to SAVE THE PLANET, we have to give up meat, because all those cows emit gasses that cause global warming.  Meanwhile, the animal rights activists, who want to eliminate cows and domesticated . . . . Continue Reading »

I have embedded the trailer for the upcoming puff HBO bio of the murderer Jack Kevorkian, entitled, You Don’t Know Jack , at the bottom of this post. Before viewing it, take a look at a few of the key aspects of Kevorkian’s “career” that I have listed below. Anyone want to . . . . Continue Reading »

I have embedded the trailer for the upcoming puff HBO bio of the murderer Jack Kevorkian, entitled, You Don’t Know Jack, at the bottom of this post. Before viewing it, take a look at a few of the key aspects of Kevorkian’s “career” that I have listed below.  Anyone want . . . . Continue Reading »

This is the third post devoted to the content of my new book.   In the first post, I quoted from novelist Dean Koontz’s preface, and about six weeks ago, I excerpted the opening section of the Introduction.  Today, we conclude our look at the Introduction, in which I . . . . Continue Reading »

I am convinced that President Obama is ignorant—not generally, but about how medicine is actually practiced.  Recall when he defamed pediatricians by claiming that some perform unnecessary tonsillectomies for the money, apparently unaware that a child’s primary care doc would not be . . . . Continue Reading »