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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 4, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, bioethics, Carlos Simon, diseases, embryos, endometriosis, experiments, fetal farming, fetuses, fibroids, gestating, Human, human beings, human life, medicine, menstrual cycle, MIT Technology, parenthood, transplant medicine, unborn humans, uterus, Xavier Santamaria}

Scientists Keep Removed Human Uterus Alive for a Day; Get Ready for Experiments

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April 4, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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So, the plan ultimately is to manufacture human life solely for experimenting upon. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, antiboyism, antigirlism, authoritarianism, baby, bioethics, breasts, California, carefreeness, children, China, choice, coercion, discrimination, Ethics (journal), force, gestating, gestation, girls, medicine, mothering, peer-reviewed journals, philosophers, physical restraint, pregnancy, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, sedation, terminology, totalitarianism, transgender, University of British Columbia}

Ethics Journal Urges MANDATORY Abortion for Pregnant Minors

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March 28, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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There is a word to describe “philosophy” like this: totalitarian. Indeed, it reminds me of China’s “one-child” policy. Read More ›

Lonely Poor Boy Facing Backward Against Black

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
March 19, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, after-birth abortion, authoritarianism, bathrooms, Christian apologetics, Creed & Culture, experts, family, government, happiness, J. Budziszewski, lunacy, medical ethics, neutrality, pandemic, Pandemic of Lunacy, partisanship, philosophy, Politics, religion, sanity, sexuality, study groups, tampons, University of Texas, virtue}

Why Are We Going Crazy? New Book Has a Diagnosis

_{Terrell Clemmons
March 19, 2026

Ethics, Medicine, Philosophy

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“So-called neutrality is really bad-faith authoritarianism. Whatever view succeeds in passing itself off as neutral wins without making a case for itself.” Read More ›

red pulsating heart with veins, anatomy of a human organ, on a blue background with bokeh

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 17, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, atrial fibrillation, confidence, database, Eric Anderson, evidence, headlines, medical claims, medical world, patients, rigor, Science News, scientific claims}

High Confidence? Low Confidence? Six Criteria for Science Claims

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 17, 2026

Medicine, Technology

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To illustrate the difference between high and low confidence science, Rob Stadler shares a humbling story from his career in medical devices. Read More ›

White medical pills or tablets with bottle on black background. Macro side view with copy space

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 12, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abdominal pain, assisted suicide, autopsy, Belgium, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, Brittany Maynard, Canada, compounding pharmacies, disability, Eileen Mihich, Elizabeth Bruenig, Estonia, euthanasia, Germany, Jack Kevorkian, Jess Kaan, Luxembourg, Marjorie Wantz, mental illness, Netherlands, Oregon, pharmacists, pharmacy, poison, psychiatric disorders, rape, slippery slope, suffering, suicide, suicide prevention, The Atlantic, Veronica Torina, Washington State}

How a Mentally Ill Woman Wrote Herself a Lethal Prescription

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February 12, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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A troubling look at how systemic gaps enabled a vulnerable woman to obtain lethal drugs unchecked. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 7, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, albumin, blood, capillaries, cell death, Darwinian narrative, death, dying, engineering, Eric Anderson, hormones, Howard Glicksman, ID the Future, laws of nature, life, liver, living systems, minerals, physics, podcast, proteins, Steve Laufmann, water, Your Designed Body}

How Life Leverages the Laws of Nature to Thrive

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February 7, 2026

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Left to their own devices, the natural result of physics and chemistry is death, not life. So how are we still breathing? Read More ›

Telepathic communication mind power control through thought and mental communication abilities

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 4, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alexander Batthyany, brain, confusion, Denyse O’Leary, human mind, immaterial reality, Michael Egnor, mind, natural world, near-death experiences, neurosurgeons, panic, somnolence, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, theology, Threshold}

When the Mind is Freed from the Brain

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 4, 2026

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The strong dependency of mind on brain that gets us through everyday life no longer seems to apply when we come to death and dying. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
February 4, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, Ardem Patapoutian, biomolecules, calcium ions, childbirth, connexin 43, contractile phase, Cx 43, delivery, design logic, electrical signals, Emily Reeves, gap junctions, heart, heart muscle, hormones, human mothers, intelligent design, labor, Marcos Eberlin, muscle cells, muscle contraction, Nobel Prize, oxytocin, PIEZO1, PIEZO2, pregnancy, pressure, progesterone, proteins, quiet phase, receptors, red blood cells, Science (journal), Science Daily, smooth muscle, uterine muscle, uterine muscle contraction, uterine wall, uterus, ventricular fibrillation}

Precision Design Logic Explains Childbirth Better than Darwinism Does

_{Howard Glicksman
February 4, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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It is only in the last few decades that science has been able to unravel what is going on at the molecular level within the uterus during labor and delivery. Read More ›

3d render of abstract face in digital cyberspace with a lot of particles around. Technology concept of facial recognition.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 3, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Barcelona, bioethics, breathing, commodification, dead donor rule, donation, donor, eating, euthanasia, face, face transplant, heebie-jeebies, Maria José Abadías, medical treatment, medicine, neurovascular microsurgery, patients, Spain, suicide, suicide prevention, surgery, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital}

In Spain, a Transplant Case Gives Heebie-Jeebies

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February 3, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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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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Author
Tom Winkler

Date
February 3, 2026

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, biology, cell phone, civil dialogue, Cornell University, Discovery Institute, education, faculty, Heterodox Academy, immaterial causes, intelligent design, Ithaca, Ivy League, James Tour, material causes, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, new york, professors, Randy Wayne, Seattle, students, universities, Walter Bradley Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence, world view}

An Evening with Michael Egnor at Cornell

_{Tom Winkler
February 3, 2026

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The talk itself provides the basis for the Q&A, so it is worth listening to. But for a real treat, don’t miss the exchange afterward. It is golden. Read More ›