Wesley J. Smith

Obamacare pushers have mounted the most dishonest political campaign I think I have ever seen. They say that we will insure 30 million more people—but for less money—which is impossible.  They claimed abortion wouldn’t be funded, but that lie is now fully exposed as both the . . . . Continue Reading »

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An attorney affiliated with the Alliance Defense Fund has used litigation to stop a Tennessee hospital from unilaterally withdrawing life support from an infant.  From the story:East Tennessee Children’s Hospital said it would continue caring for 9-month-old Gabriel Palmer from . . . . Continue Reading »

I joined many others in pounding the apparent abuse of the UK’s Liverpool Care Pathway, both in articles here—and during my recent debate/speech tour of Scotland/London.  Readers may recall that the Pathway puts people near death into an artificial coma.  I do not object to . . . . Continue Reading »

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Regarding the Ron Houben case mentioned earlier by Joe Carter : There are crucial lessons to learn. We hear constantly from the utilitarian bioethics crowd that people diagnosed as being persistently unconscious should be dehydrated to death because they are not “persons,” or even, they . . . . Continue Reading »

We hear constantly that people diagnosed as being persistently unconscious should be dehydrated to death because they are not “persons,” or are actually “dead”—and so should be available for organ harvesting.  We hear that even if the family resists, futile care . . . . Continue Reading »

Back to the rationing drawing board:Obamacare rationing panels will be less direct than the crocs’ approach, but often with the same anticipated outcome:A picture really is worth a thousand . . . . Continue Reading »

The current system of medical marijuana distribution is a form of anarchy that is quickly becoming a cover for recreational abuse. Now, to add to the growing disaster, some doctors are writing letters for teenagers to get marijuana for regular consumption as a “treatment” for ADHD.  . . . . Continue Reading »

For years we have been nagged into getting screened for colon cancer, screened for breast cancer, screened for prostate cancer, screened, screened, screened.  It made sense.  Catch cancer early, and your chances of survival dramatically improve.Funny, how things change—or perhaps . . . . Continue Reading »