Wesley J. Smith

I have written previously of the futile care imposition being attempted by a Winnipeg hospital against Sam Golubchuk, an elderly Orthodox Jewish man whose family wants his life support maintained for ethical and religious reasons. Apparently, he continues to improve and the doctors still want the . . . . Continue Reading »

This is very good: French scientists have used leftover human skin from cosmetic surgery to develop a product for testing cosmetics that is better than using animals. From the story:Cosmetics giant L’Oreal showed Sky News their new product called Episkin in an exclusive visit to their . . . . Continue Reading »

I wrote earlier today about late term aborted babies in the UK being left to die even when born alive. Awful. Then, this story comes out about a baby born 4 months early who is thriving: Born 16 weeks premature and weighing just 1lb 4oz, Charlie Jo Glover was so tiny her hand could fit inside a . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a video of Lauran Richardson. Whether she is conscious or not is irrelevant to her equal moral worth as a human being. But she seems reactive to me, particularly when she is being stroked and loved by her father.The fight in this case is over whether she lives as a profoundly disabled woman . . . . Continue Reading »

Babies who survive abortion are left to die in the UK each year, according to reports. From the story:Botched abortions mean that scores of babies are being born alive and left to die, an official report has revealed. A total of 66 infants survived NHS termination attempts in one year alone, it . . . . Continue Reading »

The attackers of animal research take two paths toward attempting to end it—one of which I respect but with which I profoundly disagree—and the other which I neither respect nor accept. The argument that I think is wrong but respect (epitoimzed by Gary Francione), admits that scientific . . . . Continue Reading »

“Hillarycare” crashed and burned in 1993 because it was overly bureaucratic and complicated. She has now gone in the opposite direction—mandatory private coverage. But, I don’t think this policy idea is going to fly, either. When asked how she would force people to buy health . . . . Continue Reading »

The media in Australia and New Zealand are shocked that Philip Nitschke—the Down Under Jack Kevorkian—would help a woman commit suicide who wasn’t terminally ill. What amazes me is that they are seemingly surprised. He’s done it before in the Nancy Crick case, in which he . . . . Continue Reading »

The new eugenics is growing at a horrifying pace. In the UK, a House of Lords, member argued that disabled children should be aborted for their own good. From the story:Seriously disabled children should be considered non-persons and would be better off having been aborted, according to a Peer . . . . Continue Reading »

The Brits like to brag that their approach to cloning is the most enlightened, that is, it allows new biotechnologies to proceed, but only under “strict” regulations. Except, I have yet to see any meaningful restrictions or strict regulations actually enacted or enforced. But it’s . . . . Continue Reading »