Wesley J. Smith

We have discussed the suicide proselytizing in the media and popular culture here many times on SHS. But this story hits the nail! A woman with MS named Angela Harrison watched a television drama in which the protagonist went to Switzerland for suicide tourism—and then killed herself. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

Washington State’s assisted suicide controversy continues to burn. Articles keep coming out complaining that patients who legally qualify for help in killing themselves are being refused, while hospitals and physicians continue to exercise their right under the law to opt out. From the latest . . . . Continue Reading »

The times in which we live can be so disheartening: The swine flu—known in its politically correct name as H1N1 Flu—appears not to have become the deadly pandemic some feared. But rather than be relieved, some are carping that the government engaged in fear-mongering. From the story: Did . . . . Continue Reading »

Hedonism—the scratching of every itch, indulgence of very impulse, breaking of nearly every norm—is very much central to our ongoing coup de culture that is replacing Judeo-Christian/Humanistic society with one based in utilitarianism/hedonism/radical environmentalism. Hedonism has . . . . Continue Reading »

The lexicon we use in discussing bioethical issues is important. And look how this newspaper does it in a poll to measure attitudes about refusing unwanted treatment. From the story:PATIENTS’ lives are being artificially “extended beyond what they actually want for themselves”, . . . . Continue Reading »

Hedonism—the scratching of every itch, indulgence of very impulse, breaking of nearly every norm—is very much central to our ongoing coup de culture. Hedonism has consequences, one of which is decadence, which is defined as:A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as . . . . Continue Reading »

Face transplants—wherein a patient receives the “face” of a cadaver—are news because they are new. But I don’t see why anyone would oppose them—at least as a reconstructive procedure. Case in point: The first American woman to receive this procedure after her face . . . . Continue Reading »

Dying people in Ireland are having a hard time accessing vital hospice services under the country’s socialized medical system. From the Story: TERMINALLY ill patients are being put on waiting lists for vital end-of-life care as a result of the State’s long-term failure to adequately . . . . Continue Reading »

I guess face transplants—wherein a patient receives the “face” of a cadaver—are news because they are new. But I don’t see why anyone would oppose them—at least as a reconstructive procedure. Case in point: The first American woman to receive this procedure after . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t listen to Michael Savage, but it seems odd to me that a talk radio shock jock would be banned from the UK because of things he has said, but that Philip Nitschke would be allowed in despite what he does—teach people how to commit suicide. From the BBC Story on . . . . Continue Reading »