Canada Court: Doctors Must Euthanize, Abort, or Refer

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 21, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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The culture of death brooks no dissent. In Canada, doctors have been ordered to bend the knee. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 18, 2018

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Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, Bloomberg, elderly, health care, terminal illness}

Stop Blaming Elderly and Terminally Ill for Our Health-Care Spending Problems

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 18, 2018

Medicine

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There is a widely believed myth that the elderly and dying take up a huge amount of the overall health-care budget. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 8, 2018

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, abortion, Australia, authoritarianism, Canada, doctors, health care, Hippocratic Oath, human rights, medical conscience, medicine, nurses, Ontario, pharmacists, progressive, suicide}

The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2018

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, doctors, emergency room, health care, hospice, medicine, mental health, oncology, patients, terminal illness}

“Zero Suicide” Project Forgets about Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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It rarely fails. I see a news story lauding a suicide-prevention program. But then I check it out. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 13, 2018

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, abortion, authoritarianism, BBC News, Canada, civil rights, doctors, euthanasia, health care, hospital, human rights, Ireland, liberty, medical conscience, nurses, Roman Catholic}

Medical Conscience Crisis Comes to Ireland

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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This is not only authoritarian — shattering the guarantees of religious liberty in virtually all existing human-rights accords — but could cause a significant brain drain. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 1, 2018

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, Alfie Evans, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, doctors, experts, futile care theory, health care, hospital, illness, judges, life support, medicine, parents, patients, technocracy}

Alfie Evans, a Victim of Technocracy

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 1, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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This was about raw power. If Alfie had escaped the diktat, there would soon be others demanding their freedom too. Read More ›