Wesley J. Smith

I wasn’t going to opine about Governor Sarah Palin’s speech, but I think one comment deserves highlighting: Having given birth to Trig, who has Down syndrome, Palin said:Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge. And children with special needs inspire a special love.To the . . . . Continue Reading »

I have written from time to time about the drive within some in the organ transplantation and bioethics communities to do away with the dead donor rule in order to permit patients to be killed for their organs. I expand on that in this article published in the Center for Bioethics newsletter. From . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday, I excoriated the media for their howling attempt to obliterate Governor Sarah Palin’s viability as a candidate for vice president by giving credence to a vicious rumor—an actually, a malicious hoax intended to destroy Palin because she represents a strong cultural strain in . . . . Continue Reading »

This makes so much sense. According to the World Health Organization, keeping in touch with suicidal people after they were initially treated, saves lives. From the story: In its latest bulletin, the U.N. agency said 85 percent of suicide attempts took place in developing countries. Worldwide, it . . . . Continue Reading »

I have offered ubiquitous illustrations of the media bias about issues that we discuss here at SHS. That bias reflects a broader culture war that is roiling our society to the point of rending—which, as I said yesterday, is vividly reflected in the real choice America has in this presidential . . . . Continue Reading »

Once again, the always false meme that embryonic stem cells are the “only chance” for treatments for diseases such as diabetes, has been proved to be utterly wrong—and reported by LA Times, no less: Scientists have used proteins to reprogram pancreatic cells so that they produce . . . . Continue Reading »

Everything is Oprah!Apparently, Governor Sarah Palin’s daughter is pregnant and will marry the father. From the story:“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us,” the Palins’ statement said. “Our beautiful . . . . Continue Reading »

As the election progresses, I will attempt to present the positions of the candidates on issues germane to human exceptionalism, assisted suicide, animal rights, health care rationing, in short, all of the grist we grind here at SHS.This morning, I did a quick search on Obama and assisted suicide . . . . Continue Reading »

Many of the chances we see in society today, were gestated decades ago in professional journals and law review articles, which from what I have seen, tend to be pretty uniformly pushing society in one direction. Example: Today pulling feeding tubes from cognitively disabled patients is routine. I . . . . Continue Reading »

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