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Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review, advance directive, aesthetics, animal rights, dog, Human, litigation, pets, speciesism}

Should EMTs Save a Human or a Dog First?

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 4, 2018

Bioethics

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Bioethicists never cease to entertain — if some of the dangerous views pushed by this mainstream movement can be considered “entertaining.” Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 27, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review, animal rights, beef, chicken, environmentalism, healthcare, marijuana, meat, Paris accords, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, supermarket, The Atlantic}

Here Comes the Push for a Tax on Meat

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 27, 2018

Bioethics

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Because you know, eating meat to environmentalists and animal rights activists is a terrible sin. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 6, 2018

Categories
Medicine
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, __k-review, animal rights, experiments, feelings, Ingrid Newkirk, laboratory, medicine, mice, neurons, Nuremberg Code, PETA, Research, schizophrenia, thinking, wrist}

Animal Researchers Should Be Proud

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 6, 2018

Medicine

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We are often awed at the medical miracles that save so many of our lives and alleviate unquantifiable levels of human suffering. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
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, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice}

Of Course Animals Have Emotions

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 30, 2017

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 15, 2017

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __nedited, animal rights, animal welfare, chimpanzees, Connecticut, currency, dolphins, elephants, humans, inflation, law, personhood, PETA, property, zoo}

Elephants Sue for Habeas Corpus

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 15, 2017

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism

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The point here isn’t to prevent abuse, if it exists. We have animal-welfare laws for that. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 3, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, California, cats, Dogs}

California to Outlaw Pet Stores Selling Many Pets

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 3, 2017

Bioethics

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The purported goal here is to prevent pet stores from obtaining their dogs from puppy mills and selling these abused animals to an unwary public. I’m not buying. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 10, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 29, 2017

Categories
Life Sciences
Medicine
Science
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, __k-review, activists, animal rights, monkeys}

The “Grim Good” of Animal Research

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 29, 2017

Life Sciences, Medicine, Science

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Futuristic medicine is here. A paralyzed man was able to move his own arm using electrodes implanted in his brain and arm. Read More ›

Man Sharing Sandwich with Curious Squirrel in Tranquil Park Scene

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 10, 2017

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __nedited, animal experiments, animal rights, human responsibilities, humanism, metaethics, New York Times, pluralism}

Now It’s “Posthumanist Ethical Pluralism”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 10, 2017

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism

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If human life doesn't have the highest ultimate objective value, there is no way to philosophically defend universal human rights. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 23, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __nedited, animal rights, animal testing, diseases, Ebola, Health & Wellness, Research, Vaccines}

An Ebola Vaccine — Thank Animal Testing

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 23, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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Ebola is a terrible disease that afflicts the poorest areas of our planet. Read More ›