Wesley J. Smith

My buddy Nat Hentoff has been dealing with the issues covered here at SHS long before I was even a writer. An atheist and civil libertarian, Hentoff sees his advocacy on behalf of the equality of all human life—including in opposition to abortion—as consistent with his belief in human . . . . Continue Reading »

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There has been some twitter about a “man” who has become pregnant. Assuming the story is genuine, and I have my doubts, the man isn’t a man. Biologically, she’s a transgendered woman who became a man under the law and is married as a man under the law. Because his wife has . . . . Continue Reading »

Nebraska has easily passed into law a ban on any state funding of human cloning research and banning any state facility from doing human SCNT. From the story:The measure prohibits the use of state money or facilities for creating or destroying embryos for stem cell research using a technique . . . . Continue Reading »

Under intense pressure from the Catholic Church and others, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is allowing a free vote on the notorious embryo bill, that we first discussed the here at SHS a few days ago. From the story: Mr Brown agreed to let Labour MPs vote according to—conscience, rather than the . . . . Continue Reading »

The Crocs get the hang of health benefits American . . . . Continue Reading »

Readers of SHS will recall my disgust at the appalling column by Jane Brody referring her readers to groups that promote and indeed, may also assist in suicides.I wrote a letter in response to that column and spent a very frustrating morning yesterday trying to keep it from being eviscerated in the . . . . Continue Reading »

Robert Latimer, who murdered his daughter Traci because she had cerebral palsy, is out on parole (alas) and vowing to clear his name. Polls in Canada show much sympathy for him. But Tom Oleson, has Latimer’s number in this column published in the Winnipeg Free Press: Robert Latimer has a . . . . Continue Reading »

Zack Dunlap was apparently killed in an auto accident and his organs were going to be procured, when he “came back.” From the story:Natalie Morales: What did the doctors tell you at that point?Pam Dunlap: She just said it wasn’t good.Doug Dunlap: She said brain matter was coming . . . . Continue Reading »

As promised, I have a piece in this week’s Weekly Standard about the laudable legislation authored by Senators Kennedy and Brownback to reduce the number of eugenic abortions and post birth cut offs of medical treatment (first discussed at SHS here) by ensuring that parents receive accurate . . . . Continue Reading »