No Argument Against Death

by Wesley J. Smith

“A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death.” Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2020

Child Euthanasia Comes to the Netherlands

by Jonathon Van Maren

The Dutch government is preparing to legalize euthanasia for children between the ages of one and twelve.  Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2020

Belgium’s Death Doctors

by Wesley J. Smith

Belgium is prosecuting three doctors for illegal euthanasia. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2020

Euthanasia by Organ Harvesting

by Wesley J. Smith

Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder.—Leon Kass The ethics of medicine aren’t what they used to be. Sanctity of life? That’s so passé. The Hippocratic Oath? Fuggettaboudit! The modern healthcare system is expected to embrace properly utilitarian perspectives.Take . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2016

The Bottomless Pit of Dutch Euthanasia

by Wesley J. Smith

Not content with doctors killing the terminally ill, people with disabilities, the chronically ill, the depressed, and babies born with disabilities—not to mention the seriously ill who did not ask to be killed—the Dutch Parliament will now debate allowing doctors to euthanize the . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2008

Dutch Politician: Don’t Put Too Much Emphasis on Palliative Care

by Wesley J. Smith

The Dutch continue to demonstrate how euthanasia pushes a country’s ethics into a moral free fall. The current government apparently plans to stress palliative care. No, says Mark Rutte, the leader of one of the primary opposition parties! From the story: “Rutte says the new government . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Feb 2007