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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Australia, authoritarianism, Canada, doctors, health care, Hippocratic Oath, human rights, medical conscience, medicine, nurses, Ontario, pharmacists, progressive, suicide}

The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 26, 2018

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, gestation, horse, Jonathan Wells, jumping, koala, Live Science, marsupials, Nathan Lents, opossum, ostrich, placental mammals, pouch, running, swimming, wombat}

Just Try Evolving That!

_{Ann Gauger
June 26, 2018

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I’d like to point out a few things to Dr. Alice Roberts. None of this is evolutionarily possible. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 11, 2018

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, animals, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Australia, dog, food, honeybees, humans, neurons, nothing, researchers, universals, visual cortex, zero}

Can Bees Understand the Concept of “Zero”?

_{Michael Egnor
June 11, 2018

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The scientists credited the bees with more intelligence than some humans. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, Aeon, African Americans, Australia, California, Canada, Darwinism, eugenics, Human Zoos, humanity, humans, India, indigenous people, sterilization, United Nations, USAID, women}

Eugenic Sterilization Is STILL Going On

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 9, 2018

Bioethics

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Robert Wilson’s work brought him into contact with survivors of Canada’s eugenics regime, eventually drawing him into research and advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 7, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, algae, astronaut, Australia, Canada, climate change, Darwin Day in America, evolution, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Human Zoos, Peter Ridd, Research, scientists, The New Atlantis}

Which Scientists Get to Have Free Speech?

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 7, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Does the “scientific consensus” mean that only scientists who follow the majority are entitled to have their say? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 2, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, censorship, climate change, evolution, Free Science, free speech, global warming, Granville Sewell, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, scientists, Scott Minnich}

Did James Cook University Finally Get “Ridd” of Him? An Interesting Case to Follow

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 2, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Remember Peter Ridd, the scientist who studied the Great Barrier Reef and spoke out against those who said it showed evidence of global warming? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 11, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, euthanasia, Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, New York Times, Philip Nitschke, Switzerland}

Media Feeding Frenzy as David Goodall Commits Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2018

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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Goodall held a last press conference, complete with a media photography feeding frenzy of popping flashes. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, James Cook University, paleontology, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, science, Washington Post}

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 2, 2018

Biology, Scientific Freedom

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This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›

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Date
November 13, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Arthur C. Clarke, Australia, biosphere, coincidences, earth, fire, ID the Future, life, Michael Denton, organisms, oxygen, ozone, photosynthesis, planet, podcast, The Wonder of Water, water}

Remarkable Coincidences in Photosynthesis

_{Science & Culture
November 13, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science

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From the specific energy of visible light to the unique properties of water, this degree of improbability screams DESIGN. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Australia, barbiturates, compassion, euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Philip Nitschke, teenagers}

A Rock Star of the Euthanasia Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 28, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Philip Nitschke calls for poison pills for senior citizens and "troubled teens." Read More ›