Wesley J. Smith
Will We Care For or Kill Dementia Patients?
I believe that people need to be aware of the unthinkable actions, once (properly) deemed abandonment, that are now being advocated at the highest levels of cultural influence
Wielding ALS Suffering to Expand Assisted Suicide into Euthanasia
The most effective opponents of assisted suicide are disability rights activists because they — correctly, in my view — see the movement as discriminating against them
Kilmeade: ‘Just Kill’ Mentally Ill Homeless Who Refuse Help
Kilmeade, who later offered a terse apology, is not a would-be TikTok influencer. He is a major personality on the country’s most watched cable news channel
California: Experiments on People with ‘Life-Shortening’ Conditions
“Life-shortening” conditions is not the same thing as "terminally ill"
Should ‘Nature’ Own Stock in Companies?
Which aspect of nature would be in control? Flora? Fauna? Geological features? Mosquitoes?The question of whether nature should own stock is ridiculous on its face. But that doesn’t stop environmental radicals from furthering that cause. Indeed, at least one privately held company has put “nature” on its board of directors. Now, a leading New Zealand law firm Parry Field — which represents nonprofit organizations — has published a paper urging that “nature” become an owner of companies. The author, one of the partners, named Steven Moe, goes wrong right off the bat. From “Nature as a Shareholder“: When speaking, I often hold up an apple and ask what the potential is — maybe an apple pie, sliced into a salad, or perhaps some apple cider? No — the true potential are the seeds inside which Read More ›
Xi and Putin Are Transhumanists – Are You Surprised?
Transhumanism is mostly a materialistic wail of despair in the night, a desperate quest for hope for those who are terrified that death leads to obliteration
The Netherlands Already Allows Infant Euthanasia
It’s only logical. If killing is an acceptable answer to suffering, why limit the killing to adults?
Study: Mental Illness More Likely After Abortion Than Childbirth
This large, broad-based study was published in a mainstream, peer-reviewed journal by authors not identified with the pro-life movement
Wisconsin Bill Pending to Ban ‘Nature Rights’ Ordinances
Wisconsin State Senator Steve Nass argues that philosophically, the “rights of nature” concept is incompatible with America’s founding principles
The Atlantic Details the Horrors of Canadian Euthanasia
The story includes examples of people who have had themselves killed because they couldn’t access proper support services, and many other cases
Only Bioethics Can Save the Planet! Really?
Some bioethicists want to include “planetary health” among the disciplines for which they propose ethical rules
Should Caregivers Be Forced to Starve Dementia Patients to Death?
If you did such a thing to a dog, you would go to jail. When will we say, “Enough: This is too much to ask”?
International Tribunals Grant Rights to Nature, Restrict Energy
This means restricting fossil fuel development, including in areas where people are currently living in destitution
Killing for Organs Pushed in the New York Times
Beware of efforts to “broaden” the definition of death to address the shortage of transplant organs
Attacks on Medical Conscience: Forcing Doctors to Take Human Life
As more states legalize assisted suicide and abortion through the ninth month, the medical conscience issue is again bubbling to the surface
Organ-Procurement Lapses Threaten Trust in Transplant Medicine
Something appears to have gone badly off the rails in the field of procuring organs after heart death
Swiss Death Clinics Celebrated By Suicide Pushers
One Swiss clinic even “prioritizes people who are elderly but not seriously ill”
Journal Article Ignores Medical Objections to Puberty Blockers
Allowing an author to ignorecontrary evidence and increasing doubts about puberty blockers, etc., undermines New England Journal of Medicine’s purpose in being