Wesley J. Smith

When Robert Latimer first murdered his daughter because she had cerebral palsy, many people bemoaned that Robert had been forced to use car exhaust to put Tracy out of her his misery rather than have a doctor do the deed.  But doctors should be no more able to kill children than . . . . Continue Reading »

A suicidal man is suing Switzerland, claiming a positive right to assisted suicide. His claim is not only that assisted suicide should be legal, but that the state has a duty to ensure its provision for anyone capable of deciding who wants to die.  That really would lead to the death on demand . . . . Continue Reading »

If the AMA had  stalwartly opposed Obamacare, the debacle could have been prevented. But it went with the government takeover of healthcare.Now, it is upset that sleeping with the devil leads to being burned. Thus, the AMA applauds the House of Representatives voting to repeal the very . . . . Continue Reading »

This is the strategy: We have to have a “conversation” about euthanasia. Commissions are appointed. If it comes to the conclusion that assisted suicide or euthanasia should not be legalized, we have to continue the conversation. Another commission might be appointed. Repeat, as . . . . Continue Reading »

The popularity of Robert Latimer in Canada—the man who murdered his daughter because she had cerebral palsy—rightfully terrified the disability rights community and indeed, anyone concerned with human equality. That so many people embraced a father who asphyxiated his daughter in a . . . . Continue Reading »

When I read that Peter Singer was going to sit in judgment of the ethics of meat eaters for the ridiculous “The Ethicist” feature of the NYT Magazine, I thought that it figures. I have seen the mainstream media engage in far too much airbrushing of bad . . . . Continue Reading »

The subtitle of my book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy, is The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement.  Case in point: Airlines are foolishly acceding to PETA’s pressure not to transport macaque monkeys, necessary for advanced medical and scientific research.  From the Nature . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what it is coming to.  The Ethicist feature in the NYT Magazine—highbrow Dear Abby in my book—has a new contest running in which people who eat meat have to explain why they think it is ethical. From “Tell Us Why It’s Ethical to Eat Meat:”Ethically . . . . Continue Reading »

The good adult stem cell successes keep on pouring in. The latest: A little girl with a defective heart is being given a better chance at life. From the Wall Street Journal story:Four-year-old Angela Irizarry was born with a single pumping chamber in her heart, a potentially lethal defect. To fix . . . . Continue Reading »

The UK’s health system continues its implosion. We have already seen the stories exposing the poor care the elderly receive in England.  And now, the Scottish Nurses Association has charged that the elderly aren’t safe in Scottish hospitals. From the Scotsman story:OLDER . . . . Continue Reading »