Wesley J. Smith

Every time you turn around, scientists discover new and ethical sources of stem cells—now from fallopian tubes removed during hysterectomies.  From the story:Discarded fallopian tubes from hysterectomies could be a good source of donor stem cells, say researchers. Work shows . . . . Continue Reading »

Doctors everywhere should emulate the vast majority of physicians in Oregon, Washington, and now Montana, who refuse to participate or be complicit in assisted suicide. A woman with cancer who wanted to kill herself in Montana has died of her disease.  From the story:A Missoula woman, unable to . . . . Continue Reading »

As I approach my 60th, not funny:Har de har, . . . . Continue Reading »

The only way universal health care will have any chance of working financially is if it is modest, covering the basics and leaving the optionals to people’s own private decision making and budgets.  But the Left isn’t about freedom, it is about the raw exercise of power, hence, . . . . Continue Reading »

A little while ago I wrote here at SHS decrying amoral Trade reviews given to a new book called Larry’s Kidney, in which a man and his Cousin Larry go to China for a little biological colonialism to buy the aforementioned Larry a kidney—no doubt obtained from killing a prisoner (perhaps . . . . Continue Reading »

Gymnast Shawn Johnson Put To Sleep After Breaking . . . . Continue Reading »

About two years ago I wrote a piece for First Things about the perils to human exceptionalism. It must have been a good piece, because it was copied verbatim and published today over at a site called Living Text of Sociology, under what appears to be the name of one Thad Reisen Edison.  At the . . . . Continue Reading »

A murder trial is all the rage in France:  A French woman repeatedly killed her newborn babies.  From the story:Véronique Courjault, by her own admission, smothered the two babies after giving birth to them secretly in Seoul, the first in 2002 and the second in 2003. She also has . . . . Continue Reading »

Drudge is reporting that ABC News will push Obama Health Care from the White House and exclude all critical voices.  No wonder media are on life support.  More details and analysis at Secondhand Smoke . . . . . Continue Reading »

This is madness for a media struggling to survive: Drudge is reporting that ABC will push President Obama’s health care plan from the White House without presenting opposing views.  From the story:On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming . . . . Continue Reading »