Category: Medicine | Page 43 | Science and Culture Today

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Wesley J. Smith

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February 5, 2020

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Medicine
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, __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

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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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Wesley J. Smith

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February 1, 2020

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

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

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February 1, 2020

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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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Wesley J. Smith

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January 28, 2020

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Medicine
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, __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

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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

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Ethics
Medicine
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, __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

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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
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2020

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Biology
Ethics
Evolution
Medicine
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, __edited, abortion, corruption, culture, Discovery Institute, evolution, fetal pain, fossils, Günter Bechly, homology, ideology, Jeffrey Epstein, Journal of Medical Ethics, Long Story Short, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, newborns, premature babies, scientists, scorpions, unborn}

Scientific “Decadence” and the Myth of Objectivity

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January 22, 2020

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Scientists aren’t like “everyone else”: because of the prestige they enjoy, the impact of their being “uncritical of things that [they] want to believe” is tremendous. It can be quite corrosive, quite malign. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 16, 2020

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __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

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January 16, 2020

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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 ›

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January 15, 2020

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Evolution
Medicine
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, __edited, anti-science, Darwinism, DNA repair, epigenetics, evolutionary time, fish, foresight, health, human genome, intelligent design, mechanism, medical research, New York University, PNAS, salmon, strengths and weaknesses, students, system}

DNA Repair, Fish Shape, Epigenetics: Science Advances, Darwin-Free

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January 15, 2020

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According to a robotically repeated talking point favored by evolution proponents, loyal adherence to Darwin’s theory is crucial to the future of biological research. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2020

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __edited, animals, California, cats, doctor, Dogs, euthanasia, governor, health care, lethal prescription, patients, UC Davis}

Save Animals, Not Sick People, from Death?

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January 14, 2020

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Misplaced priorities are California’s specialty. Here’s an example. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 11, 2020

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __edited, assisted suicide, Belgium, bodies, Canada, disabled, euthanasia, MAiD, mentally ill, Netherlands, Ontario, organ donation, patients}

In Canada, Euthanasia as “Boon” to Organ Donation

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January 11, 2020

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Someday, Canada will probably dispense with the euthanasia part altogether and go straight to killing by organ harvesting. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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, __edited, Alfie Evans, baby, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, CNN, Court of Appeals, doctors, experts, futile care, hospital, life support, medicine, parents, Protect TX Fragile Kids, quality of life, Texas, Tinslee Lewis}

Parents — Not Bioethicists — Should Decide about Baby’s Life Support

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January 9, 2020

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Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless. Read More ›