Wesley J. Smith

Embryonic stem cell science is devolving into pure spin and hype—and the media are happy to play along. This story from Reuters describes an agreement between the mendacious Advanced Cell Technology and an embryonic stem cell distributing non profit company, WiCell Research Institute, to . . . . Continue Reading »

Cloning commoditizes human life. In research cloning, it creates human life for the purpose of destroying and harvesting it like a corn crop. In reproductive cloning—the same process but a different use of the human life created by SCNT—a baby is born that has been “made to . . . . Continue Reading »

This story about NIH scientists who received money from drug companies improperly, but who faced no serious consequences, is illuminating. Science is becoming, and in some cases, has already become a mere special interest grubbing for public money, political advantage, and control of public policy. . . . . Continue Reading »

The Missouri science establishment is going all out to pass the human cloning legalization initiative, Amendment 2. Now, science museums have announced they will present stem cell displays that “contains information consistent with that presented by the scientific community to the . . . . Continue Reading »

A doctor who lethally injected an elderly stroke patient has been sentenced to jail for negligent homicide, in a plea bargain in which he was originally charged with murder. This case shows that not all euthanasia or assisted suicides in this country are winked at, as some would claim.The doctor has . . . . Continue Reading »

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) animal liberation terrorists, who engaged in “tertiary targeting” against people for working for companies that dared to do business with Huntingdon Life Sciences are going to jail for 4-6 years. Good. But don’t expect these wild ideologues to . . . . Continue Reading »

The only question I have about the Missouri media is whether they are intentionally ignorant about the scientific facts of human cloning, or they just don’t care. The latest example of such journalistic malpractice comes in a St. Louis Post Dispatch column by Sylvester Brown, Jr.. Brown writes . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a distrubing turn of events: The NHS is so broke it is going to be closing whole departments in hospitals around the country, including many maternity wards. I am of the belief that we have to find a way to improve access to health care for Americans. But the socialized system, epitomized by . . . . Continue Reading »

Apparently so, according to animal liberationist guru, Gary Francione. Over at the First Things blog, I discuss this and other aspects of Francione’s ideology. I also point out that, in my view, Francione, while profoundly misguided, is a man worthy of respect based on his integrity and . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t agree at all with Gary Francione , the Rutgers University law professor who seeks to abolish all human use of animals, no matter how humane and beneficial to us¯including seeing-eye dogs. But I do respect him because of his integrity in advocacy¯he doesn’t pretend to be . . . . Continue Reading »