Wesley J. Smith

I have long marveled at the adamant efforts of many bioethicists and physician leaders to prevent doctors from participating in executions—while, ironically some of these same advocates promote the propriety of doctors engaging in assisted suicide—which is no more a legitimate medical . . . . Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago I posted at my own blog ( Secondhand Smoke ) about a surprising Pew Poll that reported a dramatic shift toward the pro life position on abortion in the last year. Now the respected Gallup Poll, as Nathaniel mentioned earlier today , has reported similar findings and discovered that . . . . Continue Reading »

I once supported a single payer health care plan for the USA and considered Canada to be the ideal model. I changed my mind after I went on a speaking gig to Ontario and the local newspaper headline screamed that 900,000 Ontarians could not find a primary care physician due to doctors refusing new . . . . Continue Reading »

I have been asked in repeated communications to post a few more photos from my recent short R and R to Pescadero. It only takes one, if that! So, here is an encore:These were some of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen:A pumping station in the wetlands that has seen better days:This mini . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama spoke at Notre Dame today, an invitation that created divisions within the Catholic Church that are beyond our scope or concern here. But in reading about the president’s speech, I was reminded of how adept Obama is in saying one thing while doing just the opposite; such as . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I needed to get away and relax: So, we escaped to a coast town south of San Francisco called Pescadero for a night of Bed and Breakfast. I have a new camera, so I thought I’d see what it could do. Here are a few of the pics with which I am most pleased. I hope you are . . . . Continue Reading »

The Oklahoma Legislature has voted unanimously to outlaw all human cloning from the state, and prohibit the importation of the product of human cloning.  From the story : Legislation to ban human cloning easily cleared both the House and the Senate on Friday and heads to the governor. House . . . . Continue Reading »

Oklahoma’s Legislature has voted unanimously to outlaw all human cloning from the state, and prohibit the importation of the product of human cloning. From the story:Legislation to ban human cloning easily cleared both the House and the Senate on Friday and heads to the governor. House Bill . . . . Continue Reading »

Final Exit Network was strongly suspected of assisting the suicide of Jana Van Voorhis, a severely mentally ill woman in Phoenix. The MSM ignored the story, but it was pushed strongly by New Times, an alternative newspaper. Now, its journalism seems to have helped lead to indictments. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

The date is fast approaching for the Second International Symposium on Assisted Suicide being held at the National Convention Center near Dulles Airport in Virginia on May 29-30. I’ll be there listening and speaking, as will Rita Marker, Alex Schadenberg, Diane Coleman, Margaret Dore, Bobby . . . . Continue Reading »