Wesley J. Smith

Legislation has been introduced that would give a tax credit for 30% of legal costs incurred, maximum $500, for the legal expenses incurred in filling out an advance health care directive (HR 2705). The hope, I am sure, is that people will eschew extensive efforts to save themselves, and . . . . Continue Reading »

I have warned before that the anti-humanism of Deep Ecology is seeping into the messages of A-List Hollywood films. In previous posts and articles, I pointed to two recent major movies, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still —in which an alien comes to earth to kill all humans, literally . . . . Continue Reading »

The climate change hysteria is driving us mad.  We have been told that the climate is the worst threat in the history of the planet. Even though the climate has been much warmer than now and humans not only survived, but the Vikings colonized and farmed Greenland, . . . . Continue Reading »

A new kit that allows pregnant women to test the gender of their fetus is about to be marketed—opening up the door to sex selection abortions. As I point out at Secondhand Smoke : How ironic that a procedure [abortion] intended by its supporters to liberate women is likely to become a . . . . Continue Reading »

It is extremely ironic that the right to abortion has materially impacted the “right” to procreation.  The thinking appears to be along these lines: The right to terminate a pregnancy means that women also have the right to ensure that they only bear the kind of baby they want when . . . . Continue Reading »

This is terrorism for which there is no excuse: Allegedly kill someone for political reasons and then threaten that unnamed co believers will dish out more of the same to others in the targeted group. From the story:The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail . . . . Continue Reading »

In Lodi, California, June Hartley helped her brother kill himself with helium and a bag.  She was charged with the felony of assisting suicide but is apparently going to get another in a series of slaps on the wrists of suicide assisters in such cases. From the story:A Lodi woman who helped her . . . . Continue Reading »

I have long said that if you want to see why society is in such trouble, just check out the professional journals. This is particularly true of bioethics, in which many practitioners are growing increasingly radical, solipsistic, and eugenic in their outlook and advocacy.A new article in the Journal . . . . Continue Reading »

Adult stem cells are our natural repair kit. Now, scientists may have found a way to harness this capacity to rebuilt muscle tissue. From the story:Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa have discovered a powerful new way to stimulate muscle . . . . Continue Reading »

After researching one chapter in Culture of Death and a whole book for A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy, I am utterly convinced of the need for animal research in the quest to find treatments for disease and otherwise ameliorate human (and animal) suffering.  But that doesn’t mean it is . . . . Continue Reading »