Wesley J. Smith

They just keep doing it, but they can’t get away with it any more. The AP, byline Jim Salter, has a story about Michael J. Fox’s deceptive partisan ads and Rush Limbaugh’s speculation that the actor went off his Parkinson’s meds before taping them in order to make a more . . . . Continue Reading »

The calls are growing to open the door to markets in human eggs. The Telegraph has reported that Dr David Adamson, the president-elect of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, has called for opening the doors wide to purchasing eggs for use in IVF. Eggs are also needed for each effort at . . . . Continue Reading »

I have been going through the comments about the Michael J. Fox ads, euthanasia, animal liberation, and other issues we discuss here. And I must say, I am most pleased with the level of discourse. Unlike some sites in which cuss words and name calling are the order of the day, we converse. I . . . . Continue Reading »

Kathryn Lopez, over at NRO, has an excellent column on the human egg issue as it relates to cloning and the exploitation of women. The piece leads off with a quote from my good friend Jennifer Lahl, a mover and shaker behind the pro-choice/pro-life/pro-women advocacy group Hands Off Our Ovaries. . . . . Continue Reading »

The old Hemlock Society was batty, but at least it was truthful—in its name (after a poison) and its goals; the right to choose the time, manner, and method of death. Hemlock has changed its name and put on a false face as the euphemistic Compassion and Choices, where we now hear gooey talk . . . . Continue Reading »

We often hear the “choice” word thrown about in assisted suicide advocacy. But there is another “C-word” that needs more discussion: Context. Assisted suicide in the USA would be implemented amidst profound inequalities regarding access to quality care.This story is a case in . . . . Continue Reading »

Except he doesn’t. In this story, he says his pills are working well, for which we are all glad. He definitely doesn’t say whether or not he stopped taking his medication before shooting the deceptive ads. A doctor says his movements seen on tape were caused by the medications, but is . . . . Continue Reading »

PETA and Cancer ResearchCenter for Consumer Freedom, an industry supported non profit, has this truthful ad up that skewers the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for impeding cancer and other medical research. The fact is we need to use animals in research. Period. It is part of . . . . Continue Reading »

“Certain” support for Amendment 2, which would legalize human cloning in Missouri, has dropped below 50% for the first time. In a Survey USA poll, sure support is down in less than 2 weeks from 57% to 45%. Sure no votes are up are up from 27% to 36%. Hopefully the “Show Me” . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, it seems pretty clear to me now that Fox did not take his medications so as to appear more “sympathetic” in his deceptive television ads about human cloning and embryonic stem cell research. He has used this strategy before. From his book: “I had made a deliberate choice to . . . . Continue Reading »