

Wesley J. Smith


The Callous Cruelty of Canadian Euthanasia Illustrated
A death doctor was willing to kill Paula, despite knowing that many of her problems were social
Egypt To Expropriate Historic St. Catherine’s Monastery?
The fate of St. Catherine’s as a symbol is of greater importance than the fate of this particular holy site and its resident monks
France: Assisted Suicide on the March
Right-to-die campaigners have welcomed the law, though describing it as relatively modest in scope.
National Geographic Society to Fund ‘Nature Rights’ Advocacy
Geological features such as rivers, glaciers, waves, and even a mountain have already been granted “rights.”
IVF Clinic Bomber Infected by Anti-Humanism
According to media reports, Bartkus, who died at the scene, was a “‘pro-mortalist’ (believing death is preferable to living) or an ‘anti-natalist’ (believing no more human beings should be born).”
The Lies in New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill
New York is close to passing a bill to legalize assisted suicide. Having passed the assembly, it is currently being considered in the senate
Bioethics: Just Another Social-Justice Political Movement Now?
A new survey shows how the movement has swung toward pushing woke “social justice” initiatives as its primary purpose
Estonia’s Supreme Court Declares a Right to Suicide
At least these rulings candidly cut through the toxic smoke so often generated by assisted-suicide advocates
Human Kidney Suppliers Should Be Donors, Not Vendors
The government would be, essentially, paying people to harm themselves. People who are already disadvantaged would be most likely to volunteer
The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals
The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — even if their bias is ruining historic reputations
A Compassionate Doctor Keeps Hope Alive
As this story shows, sometimes the hope is not for a cure so much as for assurance that the patient has not been abandoned
Why Life Beyond Earth Would Prove Human Exceptionalism
A science writer thinks that finding life on other planets in our galaxy would somehow put a dent in our “self-importance”
New Jersey Program Aims to Prevent Suicide— Just Not All Suicides
In New Jersey, the self-terminations of people with a prognosis of six months or less ceases to be “suicide” when facilitated by a doctor
Medical Journal Article Urges Mass Propaganda Against Fossil Fuel
Medical intellectuals may be clueless, but most people understand that modern society depends on the ubiquitous use of fossil fuels
Famed Ethics Prof Endorses Suicide for Old People in New York Times
Peter Singer supports suicide not just for those who are ill now but who fear that they might become so
How ‘Expedience Ethics’ Busts Through Moral Limits

New York State: Bill of Rights Proposed for Lakes, Waterways
Imagine the disruption of normal life if waterways could not be used to make a living or be treated as property at all. But that’s the goal
75% of Scientists in Nature Survey Thinking About Leaving U.S.
But there is less to this "trend" than meets the eye, when we look more closely at the survey