Wesley J. Smith

The darkness continues to spread in Switzerland. From the World Federation of Right to Die Societies:Following the initiative of 3 October 2009 launched by EXIT ADMD Suisse romande,  a vote will be held in the Canton of Vaud on 17 June 2012, hoping to change existing Swiss law in such a way . . . . Continue Reading »

The New England Journal of Medicine is a major player, perhaps the major player, among the Medical Intelligentsia. Its editors really, really want health care rationing.  After all, a rationing regimen gives the posse with which they ride a lot of power since technocratic regimes . . . . Continue Reading »

Political thuggery: The Obamacarians are threatening that Medicare will collapse in chaos if Obamacare is declared unconstitutional. From the AP story:Medicare’s payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack . . . . Continue Reading »

Bioethicist Art Caplan advocates taxing cats to help fund healthcare because they can make you sick, adding to the societal burden of care. From, “A Modest Proposal: To Solve Healthcare Funding Crisis, Tax Cats” at the MSNBC:Once a cat is in a home it is nearly impossible to . . . . Continue Reading »

The Medical Intelligentsia is bound and determined to devolve medicine into a technocracy. A professional practices medicine, providing optimal care to each patient as individuals. A technocrat is a service provider who provides consumers with medical care according to check . . . . Continue Reading »

The only time I cried reading a political columnist—except when my wife surprised me with a public tribute on our tenth anniversary, but that doesn’t count—was over a wonderful piece written many years ago by George Will about his son Jon who has Down syndrome. I don’t . . . . Continue Reading »

Georgia has banned abortion after the 20th week based on research indicating that fetuses may be able to feel pain after that time. From the Reuters story:The abortion measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature in late March included exceptions to save the life of the mother and if the . . . . Continue Reading »

The other day we discussed whether it is correct to use the law to protect gestating babies from harm they will experience after birth, even if it means criminally punishing their mothers. My perspective was that while we could certainly take the idea too far, the underlying principle is sound. From . . . . Continue Reading »

I decided to expand my thoughts, first expressed here, about the NYT column by Professor Michael Marder claiming that it is unethical to eat peas because pea plants can communicate chemically.  I took to the Daily Caller, first describing the article in question, and then noting . . . . Continue Reading »

Disgusting: That certain meme asserting that fetuses must be deemed by the law as so much chopped liver—to be treated well, badly, or killed—as the autonomous woman desires. Never mind that the developing baby is a unique individual, or that he or she has a father who might want the . . . . Continue Reading »