Wesley J. Smith

The MO Secretary of State has released ballot language to describe a potential initiative to outlaw human somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning. And of course, it is utterly biased, scientifically inaccurate, and disrespectful of the democratic process. The ballot initiative language will read:Shall . . . . Continue Reading »

PETA is not going to be pleased. As a way of combating global warming, Greenpeace has urged that Aussies slaughter and consume more kangaroos. From the story:The eat roo recommendation is contained in a report, Paths to a Low-Carbon Future, commissioned by Greenpeace and released today. It also . . . . Continue Reading »

I have always maintained that the more progress that adult stem cell researchers make, the harder it will be for mainstream media outlets to maintain their news blockade that has prevented important success stories from reaching the public consciousness. This New York Times report, hopefully, is a . . . . Continue Reading »

This story is disturbing on several levels. Apparently in Massachusetts, pediatricians are grilling their child patients with questions to invade family privacy. From a column in the Boston Herald, byline Michael Graham:I found this out after my 13-year-old daughter’s annual checkup. Her . . . . Continue Reading »

I blogged earlier today on a UPI report of a study of chimps, which found, according to the story, that chimps “protect their self interest and are unwilling to pay a cost to punish someone they perceive as unfair.” I suggested that what the study seemed to actually demonstrate, based on . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh, the whining. Massachusetts has funded and permitted human SCNT, but it forbids the buying and selling of human eggs for biological research. This has apparently brought research into human cloning to a halt because women aren’t particularly interested in risking their lives, fecundity, and . . . . Continue Reading »

As I write my book about the animal rights movement, I have noticed a crescendo of advocacy, er, studies, that seek to make chimps seem more human, the point—sometimes explicitly stated—to destroy human exceptionalism.Along these lines is this “study” that claims chimps make . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the tactics of the euthanasia/assisted suicide movement is to get medical organizations to “go neutral” on assisted suicide. Which is a ridiculous notion when you think of it. I mean, how can a responsible professional association not have an opinion on a matter of such profound . . . . Continue Reading »

Whilst I was in Seattle this summer, I was interviewed by Anika Smith of the Discovery Institute about my sometimes winding path in public advocacy. I describe how John Kennedy’s “power of idealism” stimulated my interest in public policy, how my mentor Ralph Nader profoundly . . . . Continue Reading »

I was interviewed for almost an hour for this story, which I think is pretty straight and down the middle, published today in the Daily Journal, California’s leading legal newspaper (no link available). The story concerns the suicide “counseling” in which Compassion and Choices . . . . Continue Reading »