Wesley J. Smith

I have been criticized for focusing on the violent animal liberationists (SHAC, ALF) here at Secondhand Smoke, and those liberationists who refuse to condemn such violence (PETA). So, I recently featured Gary Francione, an animal liberationist who adamantly rejects violence, both here and at the . . . . Continue Reading »

The good people over at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity have asked me to comment on the CBHD blog and for permission to republish some of what I write here at Secondhand Smoke. It was my distinct pleasure to agree. So, starting now, you can also find me at bioethics.com, as well as . . . . Continue Reading »

I have been doing some radio to MO to discuss Amendment 2, which would create an explicit state constitutional right to conduct human cloning research via the somatic cell nuclear transfer procedure. The proponents of Amendment 2 claim to ban human cloning, which is false. But the lie is working. . . . . Continue Reading »

The SEA (Scientists and Engineers for America), a political advocacy committee, is holding a contest to see who can create the best internet commercial for “science.” No prizes, though. Here is the pitch: “Help SEA create...change by participating in our challenge to make a . . . . Continue Reading »

A mass grave of disabled people, including children with Down’s syndrome, has been found in Germany. We shudder at the thought of the carnage but avert our eyes at contemporary eugenics advocacy of the kind that led doctors—not just Nazis—to justify the murder of disabled babies . . . . Continue Reading »

I knew it! According to the Sunday Times (London), North Korea kills disabled infants and has a virulent eugenics policy. “The latest description of Kim Jong-il’s policy of state eugenics came from a North Korean doctor,” A story in the Times states, “Ri Kwang-chol, who . . . . Continue Reading »

A California Appeals Court has rejected an appeal against a lawsuit filed by Chiron Corporation seeking damages and other legal remedies against Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, USA (SHAC) for harassment and invasion of privacy, based on supposed first amendment grounds. Here is what the animal . . . . Continue Reading »

Here is proof positive that the international drive to legalize assisted suicide/euthanasia is not really about terminal illness. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies has reissued its “Manifesto.” Here it is in full. I will discuss the italicized portions of the Manifesto . . . . Continue Reading »

I could be wrong, but I suspect that all of this money being thrown at research cloning could end up in a new “dot-com” type bust—only this time with public money since private investors are generally shunning investing in cloning companies. This story that a pet cloning company . . . . Continue Reading »

I was interviewed for an hour today on KKSZ, “The Eagle,” out of Columbia, Missouri about Amendment 2, the initiative that would create a constitutional amendment in MO to do human cloning research. I blistered the proponents for their disingenuous advocacy and discuss other issues, such . . . . Continue Reading »