Wesley J. Smith

What happens when an ”animal ”rights/radical environmentalist learns the facts of . . . . Continue Reading »

Wow. Human studies—an essential part of bringing treatments to the clinic—show that ultra sound can successfully treat prostate cancer. From the Telegraph story:A new treatment for prostate cancer can rid the disease from nine in ten men without debilitating side effects, a study has . . . . Continue Reading »

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It never ceases to amaze me how people fail to connect dots.  In recent weeks, we’ve seen a big push to legalize euthansia in Quebec. Yet, as a medical advisory counsel has recommended turning killing into a legal ”medical treatment,” the province is is short . . . . Continue Reading »

We shouldn’t always get what we want—particularly when it comes at the cost of exploiting the world’s destitute or taking advantage of despotic circumstances to benefit personally.  But we do.  Westerners increasingly go to poor countries and use the living . . . . Continue Reading »

Bioedge published a good article this week discussing the claim by some bioethicists that parents be required to use pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to eradicate unwanted heritable conditions.  From “Parents Have a Duty to Use IVF, Say Bioethicists:”Janet Malek, of East Carolina . . . . Continue Reading »

I predicted the outcome in my annual predictions: VT has killed the assisted suicide bill. From the Burlington Free Press story: For nearly two hours Thursday afternoon, the Vermont Senate focused on legislation that would allow people with fewer than six months to live to opt for a lethal dose . . . . Continue Reading »

Yes,the headline is hyperbole, but scientists may be closing in on a method of “direct reprogramming” that could change one type of cell into another without first going through the “stem cell” stage.  Specifically, scientists made nerve cells out of skin cells. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

The other day, I opposed Texas’s plan to allow doctors to charge for conducting human experiments with unapproved and still uncertain adult stem cell therapies.  No matter how well “regulated” I don’t see how it would be that much different from what is happening in . . . . Continue Reading »

Some people believe that all of us have an obligation to participate in live organ donation, that is, giving one of our two kidneys or a lobe of liver. While I certainly admire those who risk their lives and health to help others, I don’t think anyone is ethically obliged to give a piece of . . . . Continue Reading »