Wesley J. Smith

Lately, I have been pondering the increasing use of medicinal means to achieve what are essentially non “medical” ends, by which I mean, using the knowledge of medicine to promote lifestyle agendas and fulfill what I am calling “consumerist” desires. I think . . . . Continue Reading »

Today is my country’s birthday.  I celebrate humbly, knowing I have no merit in having been born in such an astonishingly free and prosperous nation, for which I have never shed a drop of blood.But the Declaration isn’t “ours.”  It is universal.  . . . . Continue Reading »

Doctors are being pulled every which way but loose. On one hand, patients want optimal care. On the other, they are told by the Medical Establishment they must cut costs.  Some advocate that they become killers of seriously ill or disabled patients who want to die—perhaps even the . . . . Continue Reading »

A neglected patient in the UK was so thirsty, he called the police to get water—who were turned away by the hospital. The man died. From the Daily Mail story:A desperate hospital patient who died of  thirst after he was denied vital medication rang police and begged them to bring  . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t even see why this is controversial. An anorexic woman was refusing to eat in the UK—and a judge has ordered her force fed. From the court ruling:E is a 32-year-old woman who suffers from extremely severe anorexia nervosa, and other chronic health conditions. On 18 May 2012, an . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, I think we are going to be stuck with this benighted law, thanks to a cowardly judge who realized it was unconstitutional under the commerce clause but wanted to save it anyway.Going forward, I think opponents need to pursue two tracks. First, continued implacable and . . . . Continue Reading »

The NHS implosion continues.  From the Telegraph story:NHS patients should expect continued rationing of common operations for years to come, while hospital closures are “inevitable”, according to an influential think-tank. John Appleby, chief economist at The King’s Fund, . . . . Continue Reading »

Ah, the heady days of trying to overcome the evil BUSH!’s minor embryonic stem cell funding restrictions.  You know, the ones that resulted in hundreds of millions spent in human embryonic stem cell research.Back in those days when hype and lies ruled the biotech discourse, states were . . . . Continue Reading »

For a second time, the leaders of the British Medical Association wanted to go neutral on assisted suicide, only to be overturned by the rank and file. From the Independent story:Doctors today rejected calls to take a neutral stance on assisted suicide. Medics at the British Medical . . . . Continue Reading »

Whether one agrees or disagrees with my take on things, I don’t think there can be any dispute about my skill as a prognosticator. I tend to see how things will play out in the future very well.  Here’s another small prediction I posted over at The Corner:I think there is a lot of . . . . Continue Reading »