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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 19, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __edited, Congress, death, hospice, hospitals, New England Journal of Medicine, palliative care, USA Today}

More Americans Now Die at Home than in Hospitals

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 19, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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This trend is beneficial. But more needs to be done. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 12, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
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, __edited, Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, Charles Darwin, Christianity Today, Congress, Darwinism, Evangelical Christians, Evolution News, naturalism, Ola Hössjer, Phillip E. Johnson, PragerU, Santorum Amendment, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, U.S. Constitution}

More on Christianity Today and Phillip Johnson’s Legacy in Science Education and Law

_{Casey Luskin
November 12, 2019

Evolution, Science Education

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If he could speak to us now, Johnson might remark that his 2019 obituary shows how times have changed — and not necessarily for the better. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 6, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Alzheimer’s disease, assisted suicide, barbiturates, Bill Clinton, Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, euthanasia, hospice, hospitals, hydration, medical school, medicine, nutrition, Oregon, palliative care, self-starvation, Supreme Court, VSED}

A Trojan Horse for Euthanasia? No

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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When my mother was dying of Alzheimer’s disease and the sharp bodily decline that hits those in their late 90s, my wife and I brought her home for care. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 23, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __edited, Africa, Aldous Huxley, atomic energy, bioethicists, biotechnology, Brave New World, China, Congress, Food and Drug Administration, genetic engineering, genome editing, 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 ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animals, Argentina, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Congress, Constitution, courts, elephant, frivolous lawsuits, habeas corpus, Happy (elephant), human rights, humans, judge, mirror, New York Court of Appeals, New York Post, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, personhood}

Here We Go Again: Suing for “Elephant Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2018

Bioethics

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Our care and treatment of animals arise from human duties, not conjuring rights for animals out of ideological zeal. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __k-review, animal standing, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Congress, horses, judges, law, lawsuits, litigation, monkeys, Oregon, pets, rationality, San Francisco Chronicle, whales, zoo}

When Horses Sue

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 24, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon River, anti-humanism, Ban Ki-moon, Colorado River, Congress, courts, Ganges River, human beings, nature, nature rights, slavery, The Guardian, The War on Humans}

Animal Ownership and Antebellum Slavery — An Odious Comparison

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 24, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Favored by the animal-rights movement, the idea is misanthropic, and I would say, implicitly racist. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Air Force, budget, Congress, Darwin's Doubt, drone, intelligent design, Michael Medved Show, Pentagon, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Wall Street Journal}

In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Meyer Proposes an Intelligent Design for National Defense

_{David Klinghoffer
March 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Technology

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Writing with Arthur Herman, he proposes a cheap and technologically very attainable alternative to waiting passively to see what comes of North Korea’s growing ICBM collection. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, Alaska, anti-humanism, Congress, environmentalism}

Listening to People Over Animals: A Welcome Reprieve

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 9, 2018

Bioethics

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Anti-humanism permeates the modern environmental movement. That misanthropy can lead to decisions that create risk to human life and well-being. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 29, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Genetics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, anti-humanism, Congress, Down syndrome, eugenics, genetic disorder, Iceland, infanticide, life, love, Peter Singer, pogrom, pregnancy}

Facing Down Eugenicists, Man with Down Syndrome Justifies His Own Life

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2017

Bioethics, Genetics, Medicine

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Imagine feeling the need to justify your existence before a Congressional subcommittee. Read More ›