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TagUnnatural Death (Discovery Institute Press 2024)

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In Canada? Don’t Say You Don’t Feel Well…

In his new book, Historian Richard Weikart discussed the rampant and rapid growth of euthanasia in the Western world
Weikart: The circle of people deemed eligible for euthanasia or assisted suicide keeps widening, because a culture of death will tend to spread… Read More ›
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Bioethicist Peter Singer Devalues Human Life, Supports Euthanasia

One of the big problems with Singer’s philosophy is that he never provides any reason why rationality, self-consciousness, and the ability to plan the future have any value
In our debate I pressed Singer on this issue, asking why he chose those particular capacities, and I was stunned that he could not provide an answer. Read More ›
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When Deep Forgetfulness Was a Death Sentence…

Memory care specialist Stephen Post reminds us of that dark but recent era, in conversation with Michael Egnor
The use of people with dementia in cruel experiments during the Nazi era illustrates the thesis of Richard Weikart’s new book, Unnatural Death. Read More ›