Wesley J. Smith

Back when I first got into this line of work, I wrote a piece for Newsweek about the dangers of euthanasia consciousness. I was a naif at the time.  I had no idea how insidiously seductive the culture of death could be nor how deeply it had already seeped into the culture of the West.  . . . . Continue Reading »

The manufacturer of a drug used in executions can’t produce it anymore—making lethal injections problematic. From the story:The legitimacy of the death penalty in the U.S. is regularly debated. But now, at least 35 states that already administer capital punishment may no longer be able . . . . Continue Reading »

As good intentioned as this proposal is, presumed consent for organ donations will just not fly in the USA—as I stated in my earlier post about the then pending Colorado proposal. Now, it has been dropped.Good.  Let’s focus on encouraging more people to become donors.  How . . . . Continue Reading »

American assisted suicide activists pretend that legalization is to be strictly controlled.  But the legislation they propose—and the laws they pass—contain loopholes big enough for a hearse to drive through.  Latest example, the upcoming bill in Vermont to legalize . . . . Continue Reading »

I was afraid of this—and we see it again and again.  When mega celebrities like Bono and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates came together to fund an anti AIDS and malaria project, the motives are splendid—but big money and celebrated international aid efforts often lead to mega . . . . Continue Reading »

So, now the weather is going to be blamed on industries thought to contribute to global warming. And if the weather causes damage, the industries will be made to pay! From the story:From being a marginal and even mocked issue, climate-change litigation is fast emerging as a new frontier of law where . . . . Continue Reading »

Regular readers of SHS will know that I have reacted to recent rationing imposed within Arizona’s Medicaid by  pointing out that it is an expected consequence of a single payer health systems hitting a budgetary brick wall.  I expand on that analysis in this week’s Weekly . . . . Continue Reading »

The nation was shocked at the arrest of a Philadelphia doctor and staff members for the murder of babies who were allegedly born via induced premature delivery, and then killed.  The clinic also did late term abortions, including after viability. Over at Secondhand Smoke , I ask an important . . . . Continue Reading »

Slate’s Will Saletan, who definitely pitches his beliefs tent in the pro choice camp, goes into details about the Philadelphia abortion/infanticide mill, which I posted about the other day.  He first notes that some pro choice absolutists believe in abortion through the ninth . . . . Continue Reading »

And here’s the Telegraph story: . . . . Continue Reading »