Tag: habeas corpus

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 14, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, bacteria, Congress, courts, deer, ecosystems, Ecuador, elephant, fish, forests, geological features, habeas corpus, insects, laws, New York State, rivers, Switzerland, viruses, water}

Ecuador’s Highest Court Grants Rights to Wild Animals

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 14, 2022

Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Nature rights apply to individual animals. And, one would assume, to be consistent, to individual plants, insects, water, and (what the hell) germs too. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 22, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, adoption, animal personhood, Argentina, BioEdge, doctor, habeas corpus, Hippocratic Oath, human life, medical conscience, orangutan, pregnancy, rape, Sweden, zoo}

In Argentina, Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Refusing to Terminate Pregnancy

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine

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I can write those words. I understand their meaning. But I can’t comprehend such an utter rejection of human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 29, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __edited, animal personhood, animal rights, animal welfare, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Court of Appeals, elephant, Eugene M. Fahey, habeas corpus, Happy, judge, Nonhuman Rights Project, sentience}

Judge Wishes She Could Rule Elephant a “Person”

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 29, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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This kind of thinking drives me nuts. First, we don’t treat animals as mere things or as being akin to inanimate objects. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __edited, animal rights, animal welfare, bonobos, chimpanzees, currency, Eugene M. Fahey, genocide, habeas corpus, Heritage, Holocaust, hominins, Human Evolution (journal), human rights, inflation, Jane Goodall, National Institutes of Health, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood}

Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 17, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.” 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 ›