Tag: Iceland

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 2, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cognition, consciousness, ecocide, Ecuador, genocide, Harvard Law School, human rights, Iceland, nature rights, neo-paganism, Panama, panpsychism, personhood, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Wesley J. Smith}

Rocks’ Lives Matter: The Political Face of “Everything Is Conscious”

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 2, 2024

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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When it comes to rights, just being human is becoming much less of an advantage. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 31, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, China, climate change, Columbia University, Ecuador, glaciers, Iceland, nature rights, Panama, personhood, pollution, river rights, University of Oregon}

Icelanders Nominated a Glacier for President to Push “Nature Rights” Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2024

Bioethics, Physical Sciences

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Here is a story on “nature rights” activism that, on first impression, leaves one bemused. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 29, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, abortion, babies, Denmark, Down syndrome, Iceland, Neanderthals, Peter Singer, The Guardian, United States}

Neanderthals Cared for Down Syndrome Children

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 29, 2024

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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It may now be that more babies with Down syndrome are killed in the womb than are born. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 18, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, babies, cleft palate, Denmark, Down syndrome, eugenics, Iceland, New York Times, parents, Sarah Palin}

Extinguishing Down Syndrome Babies Is Eugenics

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Eugenics is more than trying to control the health or other attributes of a general population. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, Canada, creator, Czech Republic, Declaration of Independence, Denmark, faith, Finland, France, happiness, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Norway, religion, Spain, suicide, technocrats, United States}

“World Happiness Report” Focuses on…Government

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 23, 2020

Bioethics

3}

The supposedly happiest country, Finland, also has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, higher than ours — and we are in the midst of a suicide crisis. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 21, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", abortion, adoption, Down syndrome, evolutionary theory, Iceland, materialism, United States, Wesley Smith, World Health Organization}

On World Down Syndrome Day, Consider Human Exceptionalism

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 21, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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Evolutionary theory teaches the “survival of the fittest.” But caring for someone with Down Syndrome represents just the opposite way of thinking. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, animal rights, animal welfare, Belgium, circumcision, Denmark, European Union, euthanasia, faith, Germany, Iceland, Jews, Middle Ages, Muslims, Netherlands, New York Times, Norway, secularism, slaughter, Sweden}

In Europe, Animal Rights Are Steamrolling Religious Freedom

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 9, 2019

Bioethics

3}

As Western society secularizes, religious liberty is in danger of becoming passé. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 20, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, birth defects, CIA, Daily Wire, Denmark, Down syndrome, eugenics, Europe, euthanasia, France, From Darwin to Hitler, Germany, human dignity, Iceland, Nazis, Pope Francis, Richard Dawkins, Richard Weikart, sterilization}

Were Nazis More Tolerant of Down Syndrome than Some European Countries Today?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 20, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Richard Dawkins lashed out at Pope Francis for the latter’s comparing modern eugenic efforts to Nazi precedents that sought to “create a pure race.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 12, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Alzheimer’s, baby, Constitution, Down syndrome, eugenics, gene expression, genetic testing, Iceland, love, parents, Sarah Palin, Washington Post, women}

Abortion and the New Eugenics

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 12, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Ruth Marcus sees the eugenics danger with which we are presented — and doesn’t care. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 7, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, baby, Down syndrome, fetus, France, Iceland, infanticide, Peter Singer, Princeton University}

New “Gerber Baby” Has Down Syndrome

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2018

Bioethics

2}

This is an excellent move, a very visible and enthusiastic support for human exceptionalism and equal moral worth. Read More ›