Wesley J. Smith

Regular SHSers will recall the horrific case of Martin Ryan, an adult with Down syndrome who, after a stroke left him unable to talk, was allowed to starve to death over 26 days in a UK hospital. I have done some Googling, and found some more on the story. Martin’s and other deaths came to . . . . Continue Reading »

I wrote previously about how President Correa of Ecuador, who gave rights to nature in his new constitution, was pushing a new mining law. The indigenous people objected, and relied on the constitutioanl rights of nature to protect their region from exploitation. Well, now riots have broken out and . . . . Continue Reading »

Remember, PETA is always after your children to get them to buy into animal rights ideology. The latest is the renaming of fish “sea kittens,” in an online interactive aimed at children. From the “Save the Sea Kittens!” Web Page:Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop . . . . Continue Reading »

I haven’t read the book, but I thought the review in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Michael Bevins, MD, Ph.D., brought up some important points for pondering. In Defiance of Death: Exposing the Real Costs of End-of-Life Care illustrates the growing utilitarian emphasis in . . . . Continue Reading »

The Swiss Government is investigating the assisted suicide facilitating/tourist host group Dignitas for making money off of helping people make themselves dead. From the story:Dignitas, which is meant to be a non-profit organisation, is being forced to open its accounts to prosecutors in Switzerland . . . . Continue Reading »

I feel like ripping my hair out! How can something like this happen in a civilized country? Martin Ryan, who could not swallow after a stroke, was allowed to lie in a bed and starve to death over a period of 26 days! And surprise, surprise—he had Down syndrome. From the story:Mr Ryan, who had . . . . Continue Reading »

This may ibe the biggest case of ingratitude about which I ever heard: Dr. Richard Batista gave his wife Dawnell one of his kidneys—and then, he says, she cheated on him. Now, as part of the divorce he wants compensation for his lost kidney. From the story:“There’s no deeper pain . . . . Continue Reading »

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, who started First Things magazine, has died from the complications of cancer. Like many Martin Luther King liberals, the Left left him, and he became identified as a conservative. From the story:During the ferment of the 1960s, Neuhaus was identified with progressive . . . . Continue Reading »

When a very controversial ruling comes down from our rulers in black robes, it is customary that pending an appeal to the highest court, the decision be stayed—that is suspended—until the final decision from a higher court is in. But Montana’s assisted suicide maven, Judge Dorothy . . . . Continue Reading »

Once again the media are caught with their, if you will excuse the pun, pants down. A study was released a week or so ago that claimed there is no difference in the initial onset of sex between teenagers who took abstinence pledges and other teenagers. Sounds bad for promoting sexual restraint, . . . . Continue Reading »