Wesley J. Smith

This was oh, so predictable: Once the UK head prosecutor decriminalized relatives assisting the suicides of their suffering loved ones, you knew the activists would sense the weakness of resolve and demand more.  And sure enough, within a day, an old time euthanasia ideologue named Dr. Michael . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the greatest injustices of the Terri Schiavo case was the adamant refusal of Judge Greer to permit a renowned University of Chicago rehabilitation expert work with Terri to help her relearn how to swallow.  (Michael Schiavo had protected his future inheritance by denying her any and all . . . . Continue Reading »

Another example of the need for—and potential human benefit to be derived from—research on animals, was reported this week. Rats, whose spinal cords had been severed, were able to walk again with the use of an experimental medical procedure. From the story:Consistent electrical . . . . Continue Reading »

A disaster for the rule of law and the sanctity of life ethic: Despite the Parliament repeatedly refusing to legalize assisted suicide, the Lords ordered the UK”s head prosecutor to publish guidelines letting people know when the law against assisted suicide will not be enforced.  They . . . . Continue Reading »

Democracy means nothing any more. The UK Parliament repeatedly refused to legalize assisted suicide.  Then, a woman with MS named Debbie Purdy wanted to be able to go to Switzerland to kill herself, with her husband in attendance. So she sued.  The Lords—the UK’s supreme . . . . Continue Reading »

A UN report has warned that the H1N1 flu could kill millions around the world and cause social dislocation and anarchy.  From the story:The swine flu pandemic could kill millions and cause anarchy in the world’s poorest nations unless £900m can be raised from rich countries to pay . . . . Continue Reading »

I have been a speaking fool (don’t agree so fast!) for the last week and a half, and have not had a chance to post on last week’s astonishing Newsweek cover story: “The Case for Killing Granny.”  (I will bet the POTUS was not please with this cover!)Evan Thomas, one of . . . . Continue Reading »

It is clear to me that the Pelosi wing of the Democratic Party doesn’t believe in robust democratic debate—when it is in power, that is. Otherwise, dissent is patriotic.Nancy Pelosi has now darkly warned that the agitated current political mood—which, if anything, she unloosed by . . . . Continue Reading »

A disturbing number of people—8 million—each year seriously contemplate suicide, with some 32,000 actually doing the deed.  From the story: More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study. About 32,000 suicides occur in the . . . . Continue Reading »

When I was researching Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World, it hit me that the ethical values of many scientists cut against the grain of most of the citizenry.  Actually, that didn’t just hit me—I quote a major scientist making that very point.  From my book (citations . . . . Continue Reading »