Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 25, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __tedited, dehumanization, discrimination, human life, infanticide, meaninglessness, pro-life, quality of life When "Quality of Life" Means "Not Worthy of Life" Wesley J. Smith August 25, 2016 Bioethics, Medicine 2 There is a fight going on in the UK about whether to keep a seriously ill baby on life support or put her in palliative care to die. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date June 3, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsSocial Sciences Tagged , __tedited, biological origins, culture, disabled, Ernst Haeckel, ethics, eugenics, euthanasia, forced sterilization, human life, human rights, infanticide, mercy killing, Richard Weikart, sanctity of life, scientism, Social Darwinism, society The Darwinian Origins of Euthanasia Advocacy David Klinghoffer June 3, 2016 Bioethics, Social Sciences 5 Everything in ethics, every single weighty cultural issue I can think of, hinges on the question of biological origins. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date April 28, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __tedited, competency, culture of death, decision-making, depression, disabled, doctors, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, Health & Wellness, infanticide, killing, legalization, mental illness, Netherlands, parental consent, protective guidelines, responsibilities, rights, suffering, terminal illness, trust The Culture of Death Is Like the Universe Wesley J. Smith April 28, 2016 Bioethics, Medicine 3 Once set in motion, it never stops expanding. Thus we now see the push in the Netherlands to euthanize children. Read More ›