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Bioethicists Okay Human Extinction to Eliminate Suffering

A few months ago, Oxford professor Roger Crisp opined that we might not want to stop a huge asteroid from hitting the Earth. Read More ›
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Dawkins: “Wise and Sensible” to Abort Babies with Down Syndrome

I have rarely seen a more vivid illustration of the lethal consequences of utilitarian thinking. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part

When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain. Read More ›
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To Ask “Where Is God in This Pandemic?” Is to Acknowledge that God Exists

The problem of theodicy is real, of course. We don’t always know or understand God’s ways. Read More ›
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Eliminating the Sufferer: In Canada, Hospital Waiting Room Promotes Euthanasia

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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Euthanasia’s Moral Abyss — Belgian Edition

The carnage so bloodlessly described in the Belgian report demonstrates vividly the consequences to a society when it generally accepts killing as a proper answer to human suffering. Read More ›
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Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

Beauty does not come from randomness. It is beauty, not ugliness that must be explained. Read More ›
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Straw Man: Nathan Lents Versus the Theory of Perfect Design

True, things go wrong with our bodies, with results that range from the tragic to the merely expensive or inconvenient. Read More ›
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Child Euthanasia: U.S. Bioethicist Supports It

Battin’s radical proposals aren’t usually made by U.S. assisted-suicide proponents because they know that our society has not completely swallowed the hemlock (as has the Netherlands). Read More ›

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