Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date September 14, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence) Tagged , __k-review, nature “Nature Rights” Goes to Court Wesley J. Smith September 14, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence) 1 Before you chortle, "It will never happen here," remember: It only takes one ideological judge who wants to make history. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 24, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence) Tagged , __k-review, Nation, nature, News Judge Rules Chickens Are “Akin to Children” Wesley J. Smith August 24, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence) 1 Animal abuse is wrong because it causes gratuitous pain to the animals involved. That is enough in and of itself. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 14, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __k-review, News, world Canadian Bar Association Wants More Euthanasia Wesley J. Smith August 14, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 1 Once a society accepts the premise that killing is an acceptable answer to suffering, here's what happens. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 13, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __tedited, assisted suicide, autonomy, popular media, public opinion, terminal illness ALS Suicide Party Wesley J. Smith August 13, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 1 The normalization of suicide by the media continues. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 28, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Neuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News Without Free Will There Is No Justice Michael Egnor July 28, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 1 Of course Manson acolyte Leslie Van Houten chose to kill, just as millions of law-abiding people choose not to kill. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date July 26, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Scientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News Criminal Prosecution as a Cudgel Against Dissenters Wesley J. Smith July 26, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Freedom 1 The Planned Parenthood prosecution of David Daleiden and a colleague was a particularly egregious example of this authoritarianism. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date July 22, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionLegal Science (jurisprudence)Science Education Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News The Lowdown on the Louisiana Science Education Act Sarah Chaffee July 22, 2016 Evolution, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education 1 It's ironic that a law aimed at clarifying science for students should provoke so much obfuscation from its critics. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date July 13, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence) Tagged , __edited, __tedited, anti-humanism, ecocide, environmentalism, medical ethics, natural resources, Politics, radicalism, The War on Humans Radical Greens Want to Criminalize Human Thriving Wesley J. Smith July 13, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence) 2 If you chuckle at this, you haven't been paying attention for the last fifty years. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date July 2, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __tedited, disability rights, euthanasia, Health & Wellness, legislation, suicide prevention, terminal illness Expanding Canada’s Radical Euthanasia License Wesley J. Smith July 2, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 2 When Parliament legalized euthanasia for people with medical conditions leading to "foreseeable" death, many yelled that it was too restrictive. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date June 23, 2016 CategoriesLegal Science (jurisprudence)Science EducationScientific Freedom Tagged , __tedited, academic freedom, creationism, critical thinking, public education, science education From Political Scientist Jeff Sadow, Here’s Straight Talk on the Louisiana Science Education Act Sarah Chaffee June 23, 2016 Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education, Scientific Freedom 3 It's rare for the media to offer a fair view of academic freedom legislation, in any state. Read More ›