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Author
Wesley J. Smith

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July 8, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, baby, Charlie Gard, hospital, parents}

A New Hearing for Charlie Gard

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July 8, 2017

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It is truly heartening that the life of a dying baby can still move the world. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 5, 2017

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, Charlie Gard, futile care, sanctity of life, socialism, United Kingdom, utilitarianism}

Charlie Gard Has Happened Here Too

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July 5, 2017

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Some have commented on the case as if that is a product of the U.K.’s socialized medical system. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 30, 2017

Categories
Arts
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Philosophy
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, __k-review, Aeon, authoritarianism, carbon, culture, materialism, nihilism}

Only Humans Understand “Significance”

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June 30, 2017

Arts, Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Philosophy

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Materialists believe that, in the end, we are only so many carbon molecules, signifying nothing. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 25, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Tagged
, __nedited, abortion, ACLU, conscience, Hippocratic Oath, Illinois, medicine, Roman Catholic}

Illinois Compels MDs to Discuss Abortion “Benefits”

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June 25, 2017

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine

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I have predicted that “medical conscience” will become a huge social controversy in the next decade. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 22, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, euthanasia, Netherlands, psychiatry}

Netherlands Euthanasia Guru Bemoans His Handiwork

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June 22, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Boudewijn Chabot is the Netherlander psychiatrist who assisted the suicide of a deeply depressed woman who wished to die after the demise of her two children. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 12, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, compassion, despair, euthanasia, Oregon}

Euthanasia Abandons Despairing People to Their Worst Fears

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 12, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Studies from Oregon and Canada show that the request to die is overwhelmingly caused by such anguish. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 10, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal standing, chimpanzees, Nonhuman Rights Project}

NY Court Rules Chimps Not Entitled to Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 10, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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This case should have been laughed out of court. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 5, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Hippocrates, Hippocratic Oath, medicine, physicians}

Young Doctors Are Rejecting Hippocratic Oath

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June 5, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Here’s the thing: The Oath is for the protection of patients, not the self-regard of doctors. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 1, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, anti-humanism, Colombia, Colorado River, Hoover Dam, India, nature rights, New Zealand, river rights}

Now It’s “Rights” for U.S. Rivers

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2017

Bioethics

3}

Imagine if the Colorado had the “right” not to be impeded by Hoover Dam. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 29, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, autonomy, Canada, euthanasia, MAiD, mental health, New England Journal of Medicine, Oregon, pain, suicide}

Euthanasia Is Not About Ending Uncontrollable Pain

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May 29, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Rather, existential anguish drives people to seek doctor-administered or prescribed termination. Read More ›