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Wesley J. Smith

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How a Mentally Ill Woman Wrote Herself a Lethal Prescription

A troubling look at how systemic gaps enabled a vulnerable woman to obtain lethal drugs unchecked. Read More ›
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Bioethicist Jumps Shark, Goes After Whole Milk

To paraphrase Freud: Sometimes whole milk is just whole milk. It’s about improving health, not promoting bigotry. Read More ›
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Dr. Luskin on Human/Chimp Genetic Differences and Why They Matter

I invited one of Discovery Institute’s premier scholars to discuss new findings and the meaning of it all. Read More ›
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In Spain, a Transplant Case Gives Heebie-Jeebies

Euthanasia conjoined with organ harvesting just took a particularly disturbing turn, when a woman was euthanized and had part of her face transplanted. Read More ›
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When Doctors’ Faith Loses to Bureaucratic Power

In Canada, the family of a euthanized woman, forced to leave a Catholic hospital to be killed, is seeking to compel Catholic hospitals to permit euthanasia. Read More ›
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Goodbye, Burger: Oregon Law Would Ban Animal Agriculture, Plus Fishing and Hunting

In an era where many among us “feel” more than “think,” the potential for such radical proposals becoming law cannot be dismissed out of hand. Read More ›
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“Moral Philosopher” Decries AI “Speciesism”

Speciesism is the misanthropic argument that treating an animal like an animal is an evil akin to racism. Read More ›
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For MAHA’s Sake, Don’t Eliminate Animal Experimentation

Years ago, Dr. Edward Taub hypothesized that brain function could exhibit greater plasticity than it was believed at the time. Read More ›
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Bringing a Moral Horror to America: The Assisted-Suicide Movement Wants It

Conjoining organ harvesting with assisted suicide or euthanasia gives society a “stake” in sick people being made dead. Read More ›
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In Peru, Bees Are Granted the Right to Life

It is not as if nature or animals need to be granted rights in order to be protected robustly. Read More ›

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