Center on Human Exceptionalism

The mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism is to affirm and uphold the intrinsic nature of human dignity, liberty, and equality. In resistance to a growing movement against unique human personhood, we aim to revitalize a commitment to the traditional Western view of human rights and human responsibilities — summed up by the term “human exceptionalism.” Read more

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Terri Schiavo Case Was a Culture-of-Death Tipping Point

Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
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The March 31, 2005, court-ordered death of Terri Schiavo was an ominous cultural tipping point. As many readers will recall, the legal case began when Terri’s husband Michael Schiavo applied to remove the feeding tube from his profoundly cognitively disabled wife so that she would die by dehydration. When Terri’s parents Bob and Mary Schindler, joined by her siblings Bobby and Suzanne, fought the plan in court, profoundly important cultural and legal battle lines were drawn that were destined to change the country.

Belgium to Allow Repeated Gender Changes

Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
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Granting Rights to Great Salt Lake Pushed in New York Times

Wesley J. Smith
March 27, 2023
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Oregon Legislation Would Allow Children to Decide About Abortion/Transgenderism Without Parental Consent

Wesley J. Smith
March 25, 2023
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Death Activists Oppose Limits on Virtual Access to Assisted Suicide

Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2023
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Euthanasia’s Cultural Collateral Damage: Less Respect for Human Life

Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2023
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Rod Dreher on the Crisis of Western Civilization

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Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2023
Western Civilization is in crisis. It is becoming unmoored from its Judeo-Christian roots and the belief in the unique dignity of every human life, leading to destructive progressive social policies that some believe threaten us with a form of therapeutic authoritarianism. One such commentator is my guest today on Humanize. Rod Dreher is an American journalist and best-selling author. He Read More ›

Alex Schadenberg on the Canadian Euthanasia Epidemic

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Wesley J. Smith
February 20, 2023
No modern society has embraced lethal injection euthanasia with the enthusiasm of Canada, where not only the terminally ill can be killed by doctors but also people with chronic conditions and disabilities. Soon, people with mental illnesses will qualify for a doctor-hastened death. In 2021, more than 10,000 Canadians were euthanized by doctors or nurse practitioners. As recently as 2014, Read More ›

Tim Goeglein on the Case for Teaching the Great American Story

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Wesley J. Smith
February 6, 2023
Abraham Lincoln famously called the United States of America, “the last best Hope on earth.”  Throughout our history, most Americans believed that. So did countless people from other countries who left their homes behind to come here in pursuit of the American dream — including my grandmother who immigrated from Italy in 1910 as a 16 year-old to help free Read More ›

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