Chimpanzee Exceptional Dancing!

by Wesley J. Smith

As I get ready to fly to Dublin, I learn that chimpanzees are dancers . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

Eluano Englara’s "Gentle Death"

by Wesley J. Smith

We keep hearing from those who support dehydration that taking food and water away from cognitively disabled patients leads to a “gentle death.” I have written debunking this fallacy, but here is a reporter’s take on Eluana’s death so you can judge for yourself. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

Compassion and Choices "Seven Principles" to Death on Demand

by Wesley J. Smith

Compassion and Choices (formerly Hemlock Society) is the abundantly funded, prime mover and shaker for the assisted suicide movement in the USA. It unquestionably had a good year in 2008 with the passage of I-1000 in Washington and the imposition of a fundamental state constitutional right to . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

“It Seemed Too Good To Be True.”

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Michael New’s latest on the claims of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good is a must read: An August 2008 study released by the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good had Obama supporters (and some editorial boards) swooning. Analyzing state level abortion data from 1982 to . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

Happy Birthday to Lincoln

by Ivan Kenneally

Here is a short excerpt of an address I’ll be delivering at Geneseo College devoted to Lincoln’s Bicentennial: Of course, the occasion for my lecture today is the Bicentennial celebration of Abraham’s Lincoln’s birth. It’s worth noting that today is also the bicentennial . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

Why the Senate Should Reject Ogden

by Stefan McDaniel

The Senate might seem to have a solid nominee for Deputy Attorney General in the well-credentialed and experienced David Ogden, but Matthew Schmitz of Public Discourse provides compelling reasons to think otherwise: David Ogden graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for Supreme Court Justice . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2009 0

All You Need is Love

by Wesley J. Smith

I just happened upon a good opinion piece by New York Times editor Dana Jennings. He is fighting prostate cancer with all of its difficulties and inconveniences—and through it all, his wife Deb has vividly exemplified why, as the Beatles so quaintly put it, all you need is love. From the . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Feb 2009 0

Eluana Englaro Died of Cardiac Arrest—The Young Support her Dehydration

by Wesley J. Smith

The autopsy of Eluana Englaro shows she died of cardiac arrest. From the story: An autopsy performed on the controversial ‘right to die’ woman, Eluana Englaro, who died in Italy on Monday has shown she died of cardiac arrest, provoked by dehydration after her feeding tubes were removed . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Feb 2009 0

Love in the Time of Prostate Cancer

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Over at the New York Times , Dana Jennings offers an extremely candid look at his battle with prostate cancer and the way it has deepened his understanding and appreciation of marriage: These days, I epitomize the “in sickness” part of the wedding vows that Deb and I took back in 1981. . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Feb 2009 0

Why Isn’t This Just "Aid in Dying" Too?

by Wesley J. Smith

A Canadian man is under arrest for assisted suicide in the death of his wife. She had no apparent illness. The couple were apparently suffering from very hard economic times, but precise details are not yet known. From the story:A 46-year-old Waterloo, Ont., man is scheduled to appear in provincial . . . . Continue Reading »

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