Wesley J. Smith

When a story about worrying suicide rates in Oregon crossed my computer, I bet myself that the expert being interviewed and the reporter would ignore the obvious: Oregon officially sanctions some suicides and calls them “choice” if the suicidal person has a terminal illness—even if . . . . Continue Reading »

This is great: A child with a fatal genetic disease has apparently been treated effectively with a combination of adult/umbilical cord blood stem cells. From the story: In October 2007, Nate Liao received marrow- and umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells and progenitor cells from his healthy, . . . . Continue Reading »

If it’s not red, it’s not wine, says I—not only one of earth’s fine pleasures but also supposedly good for you. And now further evidence has come in demonstrating the virtues of vino rosso. From the story:Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human . . . . Continue Reading »

For the past two decades, euthanasia/assisted-suicide ideologues have worked overtime to conflate palliative care¯the medical alleviation of pain and other distressing symptoms of serious illness¯with intentionally ending the life of the patient. The movement’s first target was the . . . . Continue Reading »

The KKK used to compare African Americans to animals. That was pure bigotry. I thought that was all in the past, but now it is the animal rights radicals that do it. The hyper radical Steven Best put it this way in an interview:Stealing blacks from their native environment and homeland, placing . . . . Continue Reading »

Facing the collapse of the socialized NHS, reformers in the UK have apparently decided to contract some hospital care to the private sector. From the story: Private companies are to be drafted in to run failing NHS hospitals for the first time, under plans to be announced.Poor managers are to be . . . . Continue Reading »

We have been warning for years that this was a possibility in Oregon. Medicaid is rationed, meaning that some treatments are not covered. But assisted suicide is always covered. And now, Barbara Wagner was faced with that very scenario. From the story: Last month, she found out that her lung cancer, . . . . Continue Reading »

This is precisely the kind of experiment for which we were told that cloning was required; creating patient specific, tailor made stem cells for study. From the story:Researchers at Johns Hopkins have established a human cell-based system for studying sickle cell anemia by reprogramming somatic . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I have returned from our vacation cruise with the Secondhand Smoke’s In Laws. A good time was had by all, with an incredible visit to St. Petersburg, once known as Leningrad. Amazing.But before I move on, I want to express my most grateful thanks to Alex Schadenberg, . . . . Continue Reading »

By Alex SchadenbergThe initiative to legalize assisted suicide in Washington State appears to be gaining ground.The Death With Dignity I-1000 campaign to legalize assisted suicide in Washington State has effectively raised one million dollars. They have organizations such as the leading assisted . . . . Continue Reading »