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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 13, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, advocacy, American Journal of Bioethics, assisted suicide, bioethicists, bioethics, climate change, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), gender ideology, hospitals, medical school, medicine, patients, Paul Ramsey, policy, United Nations, utilitarianism}

Bioethics Becomes Just Another Social-Justice Political Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 13, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine

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A new study illustrates how bioethics is not (and, indeed, never has been) an area of objective professional expertise. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 18, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, assisted suicide, bioethics, Cell (journal), cells, embryo research, embryos, ethicists, fertilization, fetal farming, humans, New York Times, nonpersons, organ harvesting, patients, petri dish, redefinition, stem cells, zygote}

“Expedience Bioethics” Busts Moral Limits

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 18, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

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When embryonic research first started, we were told that there would be a strict 14-day limit on researching embryos in petri dishes. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 16, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, bioethics, culture, Daniel Kahneman, disabilities, elderly, Ezekiel Emanuel, family, friendship, geriatric suicide, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, mentally ill, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Peter Singer, philosophers, Princeton University, suicide, Switzerland, The Atlantic}

Depraved: New York Times Pushes Assisted Suicide for the Elderly

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 16, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Philosophy

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The victims of such a nihilistic mindset will be the elderly, people with disabilities, the mentally ill, and the seriously sick in an ever-widening swath. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 24, 2025

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, application fee, bioethics, Brian Miller, career, curriculum, Discovery Institute, economics, expenses, ID the Future, intelligent design, lodging, meals, Natural Sciences, physicists, podcast, Politics, scholarships, social policy, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, theology}

Summer Seminars: A Transformative (and Free) Experience

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 24, 2025

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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The Summer Seminar presentations and discussions help equip participants with the tools they need to breathe new purpose into the scientific enterprise. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 25, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, abortion, bioethics, coercion, conscience rights, euthanasia, freedom of religion, Hippocratic Oath, Julian Savulescu}

The Ethical Menace of “Bioethics” Grows

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 25, 2016

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine

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Two internationally influential bioethicists join forces to advocate that society legally coerce doctors to kill. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 12, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, bioethics, censorship, embryo research, embryonic stem cells, hype, medical ethics, Stem Cell Research}

Embryonic Stem Cell Hype — Was Hype

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 12, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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Let's remember all those people who did not get out of their wheelchairs nor have their diabetes or Parkinson's cured by ESC therapies. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 16, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, bioethics, consent, futile care, Health & Wellness, medical ethics, medical futility, medical interventions, patients}

American Medical Association Playing “Hide the Ball” with Futile Care Rule?

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 16, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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"Futile care" is ad hoc health care rationing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 29, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, authoritarianism, bioethics, Neil deGrasse Tyson}

The Best Thing About Neil Tyson’s #Rationalia?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 29, 2016

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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That would have to be the rational response to it, which has been almost pure derision. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 16, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets}

Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish!

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 16, 2016

Bioethics

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Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 12, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, argument, atheism, biases, bioethics, candor, censorship, debate, dialogue, evolutionary assumptions, extrapolation, Justin Brierley, meaning, metaethics, morality, opinions, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, suffering}

In a Debate with Peter Singer, Richard Weikart Drills Down to the Bottom of Atheist Ethics

_{David Klinghoffer
May 12, 2016

Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy

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Just when you are thinking regretfully about how our critics flee from a fair fight on relevant issues, along comes bioethicist Dr. Singer. Read More ›