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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 6, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __cedited, animals, Dogs, embryo, gender dysphoria, gestation, Joseph Fletcher, Journal of Medical Ethics, males, monkeys, mutilation, pain}

Bioethicists Urge a Grotesque Abuse of Animals

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March 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once again, we find that if radicals envision it, eventually we will try to go there. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2019

Categories
Medicine
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, __cedited, abortion, abortionists, anti-science, babies, embryology, fetus, medicine, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, New York State, New York Times, pain, science denial}

Fetal Pain – Another Case Where the “Science Denial” Insult Has Been Misapplied

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2019

Medicine

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It’s a blatant untruth that “fetuses cannot feel pain,” as neuroscientist Michael Egnor explains. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Human Exceptionalism
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, __cedited, Argentina, autotrophs, brains, environmentalists, humans, insects, microbes, New York Times, orangutan, pain, peas, persons, plant rights, radicals, Switzerland, trees, University of Western Australia, weeds}

Another Push for Plant “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism

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There is increasing wind in the sails of everything-deserves-rights advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 14, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, 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

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 14, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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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
Tagged
, __cedited, 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

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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

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, "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, savannah, suffering, Venus}

Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
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
, __cedited, accountability, addiction, assisted suicide, doctors, medication, 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
, __cedited, doctors, Las Vegas, law, medicine, Nevada, pain, prescription}

Sacrificing Pain Patients to Stop Opioid Epidemic?

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2018

Medicine

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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
, __cedited, 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

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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
, __cedited, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice}

Of Course Animals Have Emotions

_{Wesley J. Smith
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 ›