Wesley J. Smith

I feel like ripping my hair out! How can something like this happen in a civilized country? Martin Ryan, who could not swallow after a stroke, was allowed to lie in a bed and starve to death over a period of 26 days! And surprise, surprise—he had Down syndrome. From the story:Mr Ryan, who had . . . . Continue Reading »

This may ibe the biggest case of ingratitude about which I ever heard: Dr. Richard Batista gave his wife Dawnell one of his kidneys—and then, he says, she cheated on him. Now, as part of the divorce he wants compensation for his lost kidney. From the story:“There’s no deeper pain . . . . Continue Reading »

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, who started First Things magazine, has died from the complications of cancer. Like many Martin Luther King liberals, the Left left him, and he became identified as a conservative. From the story:During the ferment of the 1960s, Neuhaus was identified with progressive . . . . Continue Reading »

When a very controversial ruling comes down from our rulers in black robes, it is customary that pending an appeal to the highest court, the decision be stayed—that is suspended—until the final decision from a higher court is in. But Montana’s assisted suicide maven, Judge Dorothy . . . . Continue Reading »

Once again the media are caught with their, if you will excuse the pun, pants down. A study was released a week or so ago that claimed there is no difference in the initial onset of sex between teenagers who took abstinence pledges and other teenagers. Sounds bad for promoting sexual restraint, . . . . Continue Reading »

Each year, the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to make predictions for the upcoming year about what can be expected in the field of bioethics. I didn’t do too badly last year—although when my head told me I-1000 would pass legalizing assisted suicide in WA, and my heart told me . . . . Continue Reading »

I gave a speech on Sunday hitting on the threats to human exceptionalism. I brought up my concern about deep ecology’s call to reduce humankind to under 1 billion, as well as Spain passing the Great Ape Project, Switzerland’s “plant dignity,” and Ecuador’s granting . . . . Continue Reading »

Haleigh Poutre, the little girl almost dehydrated to death by the State of Massachusetts because she had a severe brain injury, has lived to see her step-father/abuser, Jason Strickland, jailed for twelve-fifteen years. From the story:A judge sentenced the stepfather of Haleigh Poutre yesterday to . . . . Continue Reading »

I ran this cartoon yesterday in an edition of SHS Funnies. But it is apt here, and not in a humorous vein. Tragically, it isn’t healthy to go to the hospital under the NHS. In the last two years—think about how short a time that is—hospital-caused deaths are up a whopping 60%. From . . . . Continue Reading »

Wisdom teeth are a rich source of stem cells, and apparently they can be used to grow teeth on demand. From the story:As long as there are hockey players, there will be niche markets for false teeth. But the real news about the future of dentures is that there isn’t much of one.Toothlessness . . . . Continue Reading »