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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, animals, bioethicists, breeders, extinction, Homo sapiens, human extinction, humans, mastectomies, Peter Singer, puberty blockers, transhumanism}

In Prestigious Journal, Bioethicist Pushes Human Extinction

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January 16, 2024

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine, Philosophy, Reproductive Science

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The human-extinction movement used to be pretty fringy but it may be gaining traction within bioethics and philosophy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 12, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Science Education
Tagged
, Asians, bioethicists, blacks, diversity, education, Harvard University, health care, medical journals, medicine, physicians, Supreme Court, whites}

Woke Science: Affirmative Action as a Health Measure

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September 12, 2023

Medicine, Science Education

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“Expert” class imperialism over purely political issues continues apace. Affirmative action is now a form of societally administered health care. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 16, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Tagged
, "chilling effect", anti-humanism, bioethicists, fauna, flora, Hong Kong, human thriving, humans, medical establishment, misanthropy, natural processes, nature rights, nihilism, prosperity, responsibilities, rights, rivers, speciesism, The Lancet}

World’s Oldest Medical Journal Endorses “Nature Rights”

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February 16, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine

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In other words, we, flora, fauna, and, indeed, geological features such as rivers and granite outcroppings are equal. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 2, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, Aeon, artificial intelligence, bioethicists, chemicals, farming, fruit flies, global warming, honey, insects, oysters, peas, personhood, PETA, sentience}

Bioethicists: Insects Are People, Too!

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August 2, 2021

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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We have even seen one professor declare the supposed personhood of peas. Now, it is insects’ turn at being anthropomorphized. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, Allison Hopper, bioethicists, Bruce Chapman, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, Darwinists, doctors, eugenics, evolution, evolutionary theory, Francis Galton, Germans, history, Karl Pearson, Nazis, nurses, Ohio State University, physicians, Racism, Scientific American, scientific racism, sterilization, Tablet, white supremacy}

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Medicine

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There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 17, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, babies, bioethicists, China, embryos, fertilization, genetic engineering, government funding, humans, monkeys, Nature (journal), scientists, Stanford University, William Hurlbut}

Scientists Make Human-Monkey Hybrid Embryos

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 17, 2021

Bioethics

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They said they wouldn’t do it, but of course they did. Scientists working in China — where else? — have constructed embryos that are part human and part monkey. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 7, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, animals, anthropocentrism, bioethicists, humans, Jane Goodall, medical experiments, mice, misanthropy, monkeys, Nuremberg Code, rats, reduction}

Rats Are People, Too!

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March 7, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Philosophy

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A philosopher and a bioethicist want a “Jane Goodall” to come forward as “an ambassador for rats.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 14, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, adults, bioethicists, children, doctors, family, gender, gender affirmation, Journal of Medical Ethics, medicine, parental consent, puberty}

For Bioethicists, This Is “Neglectful” Parenting

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 14, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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Consider: Children — no matter how “mature” — cannot buy cigarettes or give consent to being tattooed. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Alfie Evans, baby, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, CNN, Court of Appeals, doctors, experts, futile care, hospital, life support, medicine, parents, quality of life, Texas}

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

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 9, 2020

Medicine

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

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 23, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __edited, Africa, Aldous Huxley, bioethicists, biotechnology, Brave New World, China, Congress, Food and Drug Administration, genetic engineering, germ line, human experimentation, Journal of the American Medical Association, media, medicine, scientists, social media, Stanford University, William Hurlbut}

Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 23, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth. Read More ›