Wesley J. Smith

I just learned about this blog, “Medical Futility,” that tracks futility care cases. The author is a law professor named Thaddeus Pope who, from what I have seen of his entries, clearly supports Futile Care Theory.In reading his entries, it validates my belief that the twin ideological . . . . Continue Reading »

I am connecting too many dots today. Time for the SHS Funnies.Zebra learns that while he may have a right to life against humans, he doesn’t against lions.Dusty’s 24/7 barbeque is getting him in deep trouble. Animals are being cooked! The earth is warming! His neighbor sues. He is . . . . Continue Reading »

Earlier today I noticed some inadvertent factual errors in a Lifesite News story about the unexpected awakening of a woman, the media reported was “brain dead” but was clearly not. I posted a quick response about the matter here in order to do my best to ensure that the differing issues . . . . Continue Reading »

Bobby Schindler has a column in today’s Washington Times entitled “False Compassion.” He writes about some notable food and fluids cases past and present in an overall piece against dehydrating people with cognitively impairments. He concludes strongly: Make no mistake: thousands . . . . Continue Reading »

The NHS continues to implode. Now dentists are leaving the service, perhaps leading to a collapse of socialized dentistry. From the story:Contract changes that have seen more than 1,000 dentists leave the health service threaten to bring about the end of NHS dentistry, MPs will be warned next week. . . . . Continue Reading »

William Neaves, head of the Stowers Institute, is perhaps the most disingenuous advocate for human cloning that I have ever encountered. To say that I disrespect the man is to say the sky is blue. Well, he’s at it again in this story about human cloning and stem cell research in Missouri. . . . . Continue Reading »

A South Korean company is in the business of cloning dead dogs to “recreate” the beloved pets through reproductive cloning From the story:The world’s first pet cloning service is to offer animal lovers the chance to recreate their dead companions, it was announced today. South . . . . Continue Reading »

It is often asserted that the law does not recognize the moral equality of fetuses and embryos. That isn’t entirely true. In the abortion controversy, the battle is over which should be paramount—the life of the fetus or the autonomy of the woman—and the law has concluded that it . . . . Continue Reading »

This is unbelievable: Malaria is a terrible affliction that takes the lives of millions. To their great credit, Bill and Melinda Gates, through their foundation, have poured wheel barrows full of money ($1.2 billion) to fight the disease. And what is their thanks? Dr. Arata Kochi, a World Health . . . . Continue Reading »

Good news on a Saturday morning: A new paper is out touting more advances in understanding the mechanisms of IPSCs. It is written in pure scienceze and is way over my head. But a scientist friend of mine translated it and it appears that the paper’s authors have discovered that two potential . . . . Continue Reading »