Category: Ethics

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

_{Wesley J. Smith
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
Emily Sandico

Date
February 11, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Social Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, Charles Darwin, Christianity, creativity, creator, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian narrative, Darwinian theory, designer, evolution, human beings, intelligent design, Islam, Jonathan Witt, Judaism, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialism, mind, monkeys, moral order, random mutations, rationality, Religions (journal), theists, universal acid}

Jonathan Witt: Darwinism and Its “Pernicious Cultural Implications”

_{Emily Sandico
February 11, 2026

Ethics, Social Sciences

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What are we to make of rationality and creativity, of our awareness of the moral order? In the Judeo-Christian tradition, these markers are elevated. Read More ›

Pouring milk from bottle into a glass on light blue background, high key shot

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Tagged
, alt-right, Art Caplan, Ben Carson, Benito Mussolini, bigotry, bioethicists, bioethics, dog whistle, eugenics, Europe, far right, For What It’s Worth, health, John Fetterman, lyrics, milk, neo-Nazis, Oval Office, paranoia, Racism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., school menus, Sigmund Freud, soy milk, U.S. Senate, United States, white nationalists, whole milk, whole white milk}

Bioethicist Jumps Shark, Goes After Whole Milk

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2026

Bioethics, Ethics

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To paraphrase Freud: Sometimes whole milk is just whole milk. It’s about improving health, not promoting bigotry. Read More ›

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Author
J. Budziszewski

Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animals, Bloodhound Gang, cats, children, conversation, Discovery Channel, embodied beings, friendship, Gombe Chimpanzee War, human beings, humans, incorporeal intelligences, J. Budziszewsk, laboratory animals, laws, locusts, mammals, Pandemic of Lunacy, parents, primates, rationality, snakes, spouses, transhumanists, University of Texas, wolves, worship}

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

_{J. Budziszewski
February 5, 2026

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. 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

_{Wesley J. Smith
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
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 30, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, activists, authoritarianism, bioethicists, bioethics, British Columbia, California, Canada, Catholic moral teaching, Catholic teaching, courts, doctors, Dominion Health, effective referral, euthanasia, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, hospitals, human life, law, medical institutions, medicine, plaintiffs, uterus, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority}

When Doctors’ Faith Loses to Bureaucratic Power

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 30, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 30, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, American Kennel Club, animal abuse, animal agriculture, animal husbandry, animal neglect, animal products, animal rights, animal sexual assault, animal welfare, animals, companions, cruelty, dog breeding, fauna, fishing, fur, hunting, IP28, leather, legal equality, meat, Oregon, people, progressivism}

Goodbye, Burger: Oregon Law Would Ban Animal Agriculture, Plus Fishing and Hunting

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 30, 2026

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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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 ›

Livestock, sustainable and herd of cattle on a farm in the countryside for eco friendly environment. Agriculture, animals and cows for meat, dairy or beef trade production industry in a grass field.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 22, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Computational Sciences
Ethics
Tagged
, animal rights, animal suffering, animals, cats, cattle, Dogs, ethical issues, immorality, large language models, LLMs, meal planning, misanthropy, moral philosophers, Peter Singer, Princeton University, propaganda, robots, smart refrigerators, speciesism, steak}

“Moral Philosopher” Decries AI “Speciesism”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 22, 2026

Bioethics, Computational Sciences, Ethics

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Speciesism is the misanthropic argument that treating an animal like an animal is an evil akin to racism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, artists, atheism, Cavendish, Communism, continents, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, earth, exile, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, interviews, music, musical instrument, musicians, Peter Robinson, pianists, Russia, Soviet Union, Stephen Meyer, Uncommon Knowledge, Vermont}

Solzhenitsyn and the Demon of Evil: Peter Robinson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn in Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2026

Ethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The demon of evil circles, sometimes uncloaked, other times cloaked in various guises, including the guise of faith. Read More ›

Veterinarian in protective clothing tending to a pig on a farm, emphasizing animal care and health management

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, AIDS, animal experiments, animal research, animals, bodily systems, brain, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, dialysis, Edward Taub, federal funding, human organs, human research, Jesse Gelsinger, kidney, Make America Healthy Again, medicine, monkeys, organ transplant, pigs, plasticity, primates, Research, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., surgery, Towana Looney, World War II}

For MAHA’s Sake, Don’t Eliminate Animal Experimentation

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Years ago, Dr. Edward Taub hypothesized that brain function could exhibit greater plasticity than it was believed at the time. Read More ›