Wesley J. Smith

An article I wrote about the danger of an “undignified bioethics” for Human Life Review has led to a symposium on how best to advocate for human exceptionalism.  I am most pleased.It is interesting: As I strive to raise the visibility of this ultimate issue, I find myself in a two . . . . Continue Reading »

The Medical Establishment continues to try and misdirect the conversation on the pending threat of “death panels” under Obamacare.  They pretend it is about “end of life discussions.”  But even though Sarah Palin mistakenly made that allusion when she first coined . . . . Continue Reading »

Wanna make it big in show business?  Here’s a sure fire way to put a movie award statue on your shelf: Just produce, write, direct, or star in a movie that boosts euthanasia. It works like a charm, almost every time.Latest case in point is Amour, in which a man mercy kills his wife. . . . . Continue Reading »

The ruling from the European Court of Justice that prevents patenting embryonic stem cell-derived products is biting. The UK’s patenting authority has stated it will not approve patents of products that result from the destruction of human embryos.  From the Out-law.com story:The . . . . Continue Reading »

Good grief. Peter Singer is one of the most subversive, pro culture of death advocates in the world, and he has been granted Australia’s highest civic award.  After my head stopped exploding, I took to The Corner: From “Australia Awards Infanticide Guru Highest Civic . . . . Continue Reading »

Very odd.  A few days ago, the NYT ran a big piece claiming that even if Obamacare is overturned, it won’t matter much. From the story:But experts on health care policy say the practical effect of the court’s decision will probably be less earth-shattering than some people think. If . . . . Continue Reading »

In the wake of the Indian surrogate mother “gestational carrier’s” death and all the organ buying, and conducting unethical medical experiments on the world’s destitute, I took to the pages of the NRO to warn that “Biological Colonialism Kills:” From my . . . . Continue Reading »

The great embryonic stem cell debate has really faded, hasn’t it? I mean, when was the last time you heard the, “ESCs are the ONLY HOPE for CURES! CURES! CURES!” nonsense?I think there are several causes for the carnival folding up its tents and stealing out of town. Adult . . . . Continue Reading »

The European financial crisis has opened up a new black market opportunity—in human organs and body parts. From the New York Times story:With Europe roiled by financial upheaval, experts say that the black market for human organs — traditionally based in China, India, Brazil and the . . . . Continue Reading »

You are going to die. How’s that for a cheerful lede?  But it is true. You are going to die. So am I.  No escape. Deal with it constructively.Some say that when humans became aware of death, we invented religion for that precise purpose. But materialists don’t . . . . Continue Reading »