Wesley J. Smith

I have been asked why some people can’t get into the site.  I can’t either, with Mozilla, but I can with Explorer.  Gateway Pundit has the answer:Virus-Malware Attack at First ThingsPosted by Jim Hoft on Friday, June 25, 2010, 6:33 PMThanks to ALL of you who sent messages on . . . . Continue Reading »

I had heard that a case against funding was contemplated against the NIH’s new embryonic stem cell  funding rules, but wasn’t aware that it had actually been filed.  It had, and was apparently dismissed. But a court of appeals has reinstated the case.  From the story:Today . . . . Continue Reading »

Compassion and Choices has decided not to appeal their ridiculous lawsuit that sought to legalize assisted suicide by redefining it as “aid in dying.”  From the story:In a statement Thursday, Kathryn Tucker, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said the decision not to appeal was based . . . . Continue Reading »

The media are generally terrible about using proper terms to describe controversial issues. Example, when Michael Vick abused the dogs, it was labeled an animal rights case, when animal rights is an ideology, not a matter of being nicer to animals or protecting them from abuse—properly called . . . . Continue Reading »

This bit of Entiltement News is not a new phenomenon, but illustrates the eugenics core that lies at the heart of facilitated reproduction. A sperm/egg bank has opened offering gametes of beautiful people for sale. From the storyThe Beautiful Baby service - which is also available to non-members - . . . . Continue Reading »

Awww.  Dr, Stuart—Big Heart—Weisberg, who wants to open up an assisted suicide clinic in which one can off themselves to the strains of beautiful music with Weisberg and his therapy dog at their sides for $5000, has had his license to practice suspended.  From the story:A . . . . Continue Reading »

Nobody should be surprised. An Oregon psychiatrist is opening a suicide clinic called “Dignity House,” at which—for a fee—people can commit assisted suicide under Oregon’s law. Services include flowers ($400), music ($400), photography (!) ($400), and for $1200, Dr. Big . . . . Continue Reading »

Absolutely disgusting.  I wrote yesterday about a Portland psychiatrist named Stuart Weisberg, M.D., LLC (limited liability corporation), who plans to set up an assisted suicide clinic called euphemistically Dignity House.  Apparently, Dr. Big Heart plans to do much more than that.  . . . . Continue Reading »

Talk about killjoys.  We have been told that to SAVE THE PLANET from boiling we must:- Not have children;- Dramatically reduce our prosperity;- Give up our cats and dogs;- Sweat in the summer without air conditioning;- Freeze in the winter with low heat settings;- Only eat slow food;- Become . . . . Continue Reading »

It has always seemed to me that feminism was about women deciding what they want to do and be.  The hitch has been the abortion issue. The first (what we now call) feminists, who cut their advocacy teeth in Abolitionism that sought to expand membership in the moral community, were generally . . . . Continue Reading »