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Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 14, 2018

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, Canada, children, disabilities, euthanasia, fear, homicide, hospital, illnesses, lethal injection, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, nurse practitioners, Ontario, pain, palliative care, patients, physicians, self-starvation, suffering}

Eliminating the Sufferer: In Canada, Hospital Waiting Room Promotes Euthanasia

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November 14, 2018

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Euthanasia corrupts everything it touches. That includes the healthcare system and a society’s perception of the value of people with serious disabilities and illnesses. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 14, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, ALS, assisted suicide, Brittany Maynard, 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

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October 14, 2018

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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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
Ann Gauger

Date
June 28, 2018

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Arts
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, "poor design", Africa, ballet, beauty, biosphere, birth, disease, ecosystem, evil, evolution, intelligent design, knowledge, music, mutations, natural selection, nature, pain, painting, pelvis, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, sand dunes, savannah, suffering, Venus}

Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

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June 28, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design

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Beauty does not come from randomness. It is beauty, not ugliness that must be explained. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 13, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, accountability, addiction, assisted suicide, Center for Disease Control, doctors, medication, opioid epidemic, oversight, pain, patients, physician-assisted suicide, prescription, Reason Magazine, suicide}

Mad World: Pain Doctors Face Greater Scrutiny Than Death Doctors

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 13, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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Our society often sacrifices law-abiding and productive people to protect the dysfunctional from themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 4, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, doctors, Las Vegas, law, medicine, Nevada, opioid epidemic, opioids, pain, prescription, Sudafed}

Sacrificing Pain Patients to Stop Opioid Epidemic?

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2018

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I’m all for fighting the opioid epidemic. But not at the price of preventing patients from receiving quality medical care. 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, elder care, elderly, Frank Bruni, 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

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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
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice}

Of Course Animals Have Emotions

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November 30, 2017

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 26, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, cerebral palsy, children, euthanasia, farmer, mental illness, pain, Robert Latimer, suffering}

Sick — Now Canada Weighs Child Euthanasia

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once a society agrees that killing is an acceptable answer to human suffering, there are few logical off-ramps. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 29, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, autonomy, Canada, euthanasia, MAiD, mental health, New England Journal of Medicine, Oregon, pain, suicide}

Euthanasia Is Not About Ending Uncontrollable Pain

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 29, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Rather, existential anguish drives people to seek doctor-administered or prescribed termination. Read More ›

Long exposure shot of a downtown street at sunset. Skyscrapers on background with traffic lights. Brussels, Belgium. — Brussels

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 19, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __nedited, Belgium, euthanasia, Health & Wellness, informed consent, nihilism, pain, suffering, Yuval Levin}

Minor Euthanized in Belgium, and It’s Legal

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 19, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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As Yuval Levin has noted, eliminating suffering has become the overriding purpose of society. Read More ›