Euthanasia Is Becoming First Resort in Quebec

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 10, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Over time, euthanasia practice becomes a banal bureaucratic matter of checking the right boxes or finding ways to maneuver around the “protective guidelines.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 14, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, ALS, assisted suicide, cancer, depression, euthanasia, interventions, Jack Kevorkian, Michael Shermer, Netherlands, Oregon, overdose, pain, Scientific American, suicide prevention, terminal illness, University of Toronto}

Scientific American: Prevention Can Benefit Any Suicidal Person

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 14, 2018

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

My last hospice patient, Bob, told me that after some months of just wanting to be dead, that he had “come out of the fog.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal standing, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Congress, horses, judges, law, lawsuits, litigation, monkeys, Oregon, pets, rationality, San Francisco Chronicle, whales, zoo}

When Horses Sue

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

4}

“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 13, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, California, Canada, doctor, doctors, euthanasia, hospice, intervention, Jack Kevorkian, Netherlands, Oregon, palliative care, patients, poison, Quebec}

How Euthanasia Hurts Palliative Care

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 13, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

One doctor infamously said he didn’t need palliative care when he had euthanasia. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 27, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, British Columbia, Canada, dehydration, diabetes, doctor, elderly, euthanasia, insulin, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, mentally ill, Oregon, patients, starvation, voluntary stop eating and drinking, VSED}

Qualifying for Euthanasia by Self-Starvation in Canada

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 27, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Canada has embraced a positive “right to die.” Here is what happens once that Rubicon is crossed. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Canada, China, coercion, disability, euthanasia, lawyer, Medicaid, Oregon, Toronto}

Canadian Disabled Man Is Denied Care but Offered Euthanasia

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Will euthanasia be about money? Of course it will. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, "rational suicide", assisted suicide, death, Death with Dignity, documentary, elderly, Hemlock Society, mental illness, Oregon, parents, terminal illness}

Media Celebrate Elderly Couple’s Joint Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

If this keeps up, there will be a social expectation created that suicide is the right and proper way out — and not just for those with terminal illnesses. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Death with Dignity, dignity, disabilities, disabled, dying, elderly, isolation, love, New York Times, Oregon, pain, poison}

Bruni “Gets It” on Disability Bias — Except for Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 17, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

When New York Times columnist Frank Bruni isn’t driving me nuts, it’s usually because he’s on vacation from his (very well written) column. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 27, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Political Science
Tagged
, __k-review, alt-right, Bronx Zoo, Discovery Institute, evolution, history, Human Zoos, John West, journalism, Monkey House, Oregon, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Portland, Racism, science, Virginia}

Human Zoos — An Untold Story, Until Now

_{David Klinghoffer
October 27, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Political Science

4}

Director and writer John West was interviewed by the Oregon Documentary Film Festival and he tells how he learned of the subject matter himself. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 26, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Biomimetics, Discovery Institute, Geoffrey Simmons, Halloween, intelligent design, nature, Oregon, predators, Research, webs}

Don’t Be Frightened! It’s Just a Spider — An Exemplar of Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

2}

Spiders are part of the scary iconography of Halloween. But take a moment to appreciate the awesome natural design of their webs, and more. Read More ›