syringe Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 28, 2019 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, "rational suicide", choice, Compassion and Choices, euphemism, Hemlock Society, suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness Pushing Suicide as Merely a “Choice” Wesley J. Smith May 28, 2019 Bioethics, Medicine 4 This is the concept of “rational suicide” — a minority view in the mental health professions. Read More ›
David Brooks Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 23, 2019 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, "rational suicide", blacks, euphemism, medical aid in dying, Native Americans, New York Times, physician-assisted suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness, whites David Brooks Forgets to Oppose Some Suicides Wesley J. Smith March 23, 2019 Bioethics, Medicine 4 Like so many others in the contemporary cultural milieu, Brooks remains in the shallow water by failing to grapple with the ubiquitous promotion of suicide we see all around us. Read More ›
syringe Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 31, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, American Medical Association, assisted suicide, death certificate, democracy, doctors, drugs, euphemism, euthanasia, families, illness, law, lethal injection, lying, medicine, mercy killing, Minnesota, overdose, patients Forced to Lie About Assisted Suicide Wesley J. Smith May 31, 2018 Bioethics, Medicine 3 In its advocacy memes, the assisted-suicide movement often lies, prevaricates, spins, word engineers, and obfuscates. Read More ›
human-spermatozoon-outline-biology-of-fertilization-the-scie-679421736-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Cornelius Hunter Date March 1, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsPhilosophyReproductive Science Tagged , __edited, chromosome, embryology, euphemism, placental mammals, purpose, Research, teleology, zygote In Evolutionary Literature, Researchers Habitually Slip in Teleological Language Cornelius Hunter March 1, 2017 Evolution, Genetics, Philosophy, Reproductive Science 3 How would you explain the evolution of a small set of genes that are expressed for but a few hours when we consist of only 8-16 cells? Read More ›