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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 29, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __edited, animal personhood, animal rights, animal welfare, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Court of Appeals, elephant, Eugene M. Fahey, habeas corpus, Happy, judge, Nonhuman Rights Project, sentience}

Judge Wishes She Could Rule Elephant a “Person”

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February 29, 2020

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This kind of thinking drives me nuts. First, we don’t treat animals as mere things or as being akin to inanimate objects. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 14, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __edited, adults, bioethicists, children, doctors, family, gender, gender affirmation, Journal of Medical Ethics, mastectomy, medical interventions, medicine, moral panic, parental consent, parental rights, parenting, puberty, tattooing}

For Bioethicists, This Is “Neglectful” Parenting

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February 14, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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Consider: Children — no matter how “mature” — cannot buy cigarettes or give consent to being tattooed. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 11, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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, __edited, ALS, altruism, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, death, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, humanity, infanticide, kidney, surgeons, The New England Journal of Medicine, United Network for Organ Sharing, University of Pennsylvania, vultures}

“Surgeons as ‘Vultures’”: Medical Journal Pushes Harvesting Kidneys from Dying Patients

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February 11, 2020

Medicine

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When organ-transplant medicine was launched, a wary society was solemnly promised that organs would be taken only from the dead. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 9, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, addiction, assisted suicide, cancer, despair, fentanyl, New York Times, prosperity, suicide}

Fewer “Deaths of Despair” Increase U.S. Life Expectancy

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February 9, 2020

Bioethics

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Unstated, but perhaps a contributing factor, was the increasing prosperity we have enjoyed in country in recent years. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 5, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, Belgium, death, depression, doctors, euthanasia, Holland, killing, manslaughter, protective guidelines, Time Magazine}

Doctors Who Euthanized Autistic Woman Found Not Guilty

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February 5, 2020

Medicine

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Do you now see that protective guidelines and so-called restrictions, which advocates solemnly promise will protect against abuse, are mere useless veneer? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 1, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, assisted suicide, guidelines, protections, University of Washington, Washington State}

In Washington State, Assisted Suicide “Protections” Become “Barriers”

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 1, 2020

Medicine

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Razzle-dazzle them. That’s what good carney pitchmen do to sell their wares. So do assisted-suicide advocates. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 28, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, climate change, depression, doctors, economic collapse, energy conservation, energy production, Environmental Protection Agency, fossil fuels, fracking, global warming, human health, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Middle East, natural gas, New England Journal of Medicine, Politics, renewable energy}

Medical Journal Declares War on Natural Gas

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January 28, 2020

Medicine

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Never mind that the U.S.’s increased reliance on natural gas has allowed us, pretty much alone in the world, to actually reduce our carbon emissions. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 25, 2020

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, assisted suicide, Big Government, British Columbia, Canada, caring, conscientious objection, Delta Hospice Society, dementia, doctors, euthanasia, freedom of conscience, hospice, killing, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, nursing homes, organ harvesting, patients, Quebec, religious beliefs, socialism, socialized medicine, United States}

Pressuring a Hospice to Kill

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January 25, 2020

Ethics, Medicine

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Canada is our closest cultural cousin: We had better be careful, or the same thing could happen here. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, Canada, creator, Czech Republic, Declaration of Independence, Denmark, faith, Finland, France, happiness, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Norway, religion, Spain, suicide, technocrats, United States}

“World Happiness Report” Focuses on…Government

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January 23, 2020

Bioethics

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The supposedly happiest country, Finland, also has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, higher than ours — and we are in the midst of a suicide crisis. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 16, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, abortion, embryos, fertility, gestational carriers, Mexico, npr, petri dish, pregnancy, quality control, Stanford University, United States, William Hurlbut}

Big Fertility Is Fast Becoming a Moral Hazard

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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This “experiment” was very wrong on at least four fronts. First, it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it. Read More ›