Wesley J. Smith

Here’s a little good news out of Scotland. Women whose fetuses test positive for Down syndrome are increasingly rejecting abortion. From the story:More babies are being born with Down’s syndrome than before pre-natal screening for the disorder was introduced at the end of the 1980s, it . . . . Continue Reading »

About 6 or 7 years go, I gave a lecture at Princeton University about bioethics. This was just after Peter Singer received his tenured chair at Princeton and the appointment was still a matter of heated controversy. As a planned part of the lecture, I discussed Princeton’s then newest . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the perks of being friends with a world famous author is that you get to read advance copies of his books. Last month, I had that great pleasure with Dean Koontz’s newest novel, Your Heart Belongs to Me.I knew going in that the story is about a man who needs a heart transplant. It is . . . . Continue Reading »

“The scientists” are whining—are these people never satisfied?—again! This time it is about their inability to buy human eggs, a “problem” they complain is impeding human cloning.A story in the San Diego Union Tribune, carries the scientists’ complaint. . . . . Continue Reading »

German historians are compiling the names of the people with developmental disabilities murdered (in addition to tens of thousands of people with physical disabilities) in the German Euthanasia Holocaust circa 1939-1945. From the story: German historians have started compiling a central register of . . . . Continue Reading »

Readers of SHS may recall the Lauren Richardson situation: Lauren experience a catastrophic brain injury and was diagnosed as in a persistent vegetative state. Her mother wanted to remove her tube sustenance and her father resisted. Litigation ensued. At the 11th hour, Lauren’s parents have . . . . Continue Reading »

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One tragic suicide and one ridiculous story in the last week illustrate the impact that cyberspace is having on our interconnectedness and mutual concern. The first is the horrible case of a college student who committed suicide in front of his webcam so it could be witnessed by the multitudes. From . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I are taking a brief sojourn in Missoula, Montana—cold and beautiful—meaning my access to the computer has not ongoing since we are trying to have some fun. And of course, that is precisely when SHS got spammed in the comment sections. My apologies.This . . . . Continue Reading »

Italy regulated IVF, only permitting 3 to be created at once and requiring that all embryos that come into being in the procedure be implanted.Had the USA implemented such a policy, we wouldn’t have 400,000 embryos in deep freeze. Some look at these nascent humans as a natural resource for use . . . . Continue Reading »