Wesley J. Smith

More proof in that embryonic stem cell research is not—and never has been—about getting some use out of leftover IVF embryos that are due to be destroyed anyway. A serious proposal has been forwarded in the UK that would allow people to make IVF embryos, not to bring to birth, but rather, . . . . Continue Reading »

“The scientists” used to tell us that all they want is leftover embryos for ESCR. That was never all they wanted, but the lie was a useful political tool to try and destroy the Bush federal funding policy. Once President Obama put that policy in the grave, I predicted the push would soon . . . . Continue Reading »

NBC News and MSNBC have devolved from journalists into despicable character assassins. Readers of SHS and others will recall the fraudulent story pushed by the Left Web site the Daily Kos. Someone doctored a photo of the Palin family taken in 2006, and claimed it was from early 2008. Because Bristol . . . . Continue Reading »

More proof in that embryonic stem cell research is not—and never has been—about getting some use out of leftover IVF embryos that are due to be destroyed anyway. A serious proposal has been forwarded to make embryos for the purpose of storing them as a source of future medical need. From . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama must believe in the fabled money tree with all the currency we don’t have that he is borrowing and spending. Now, he has told the National Academy of Sciences that he wants 3% of the United States GDP (gross domestic product) to be poured into science. From the story:President . . . . Continue Reading »

Should medical professionals be protected by “conscience clauses?”(online . . . . Continue Reading »

The day may be coming, and it might not be that far away, when doctors who are asked to help kill a patient—that is, to intentionally cause the patient’s life to end—will be forced to either do the deed or refer to a doctor her or she knows will do the deed.We are seeing this . . . . Continue Reading »

This short video says a lot about human exceptionalism—imagine conceiving even doing this performance art much less pulling it off—the wonder of dogs, which we intelligently designed, and the concept of sheer fun that brings so much joy to life.No, this isn’t sheep abuse. . . . . Continue Reading »

Ready or not, here it comes: President Obama and the Democrats in Congress intend to completely change the health care system of the United States without any meaningful democratic debate. Rather than hold extensive hearings, allow a full airing of one of the most extensive and expensive changes in . . . . Continue Reading »

The Deep Ecology Movement wants to reduce the human population to 500 million. The genocidal implications of this idea are obvious—although DEs usually say they would like to see it done via voluntary birth control (fat chance), or perhaps a pandemic will do the trick. This is not only a . . . . Continue Reading »