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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

Humanize

Mass. Democrats Propose Turning Prisoners into Organ Farms

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February 1, 2023
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This proposal suffers from the same fatal ethical flaw. Prisoners are hardly in an equal bargaining position. Nor should they be induced to turn themselves into a natural resource ripe for the harvest.

Here Comes ‘Transableism’: Wesley J. Smith; January 27, 2023; 3

Medical Journal Demands ‘Ecological Equity’: Wesley J. Smith; January 25, 2023; 3

The ‘Pregnancy Tissue’ Deflection: Wesley J. Smith; January 23, 2023; 3

To Reduce Abortions, Should Giving Birth Be Free?: Wesley J. Smith; January 18, 2023; 6

The Transgender Tide Is Turning: Wesley J. Smith; January 16, 2023; 6

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Podcast

Dr. Peggy Hartshorn on Heartbeat International, Pregnancy Resource Centers, and Abortion Pill Reversal

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January 23, 2023}

A continual criticism of the pro-life movement is that adherents only care about children before they are born. But is that true? The proliferation of Pregnancy Help Centers throughout the country and the many outreach efforts of the pro-life movement to help women and babies after birth testifies to the lie of the accusation. Wesley’s guest today has been immersed Read More ›

Steve Laufmann and Howard Glicksman on the Design of the Human Body

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January 9, 2023}

In this episode of the Humanize podcast we will explore the human body. Is your body “engineered” or did it evolve through impersonal and random processes over countless millions of years of natural selection? And what difference does the answer to that question make? Wesley’s guests are the authors of Your Designed Body, a new book that explores the complexity Read More ›

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on COVID-19 as One of the Most Divisive Events in American History

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December 26, 2022}

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most politically and culturally divisive events in American history. Which seems odd. Usually, a universal external threat unites societies and rallies populations to focus on the common foe. Instead, American society fractured into different tribes, which often coincided with our preexisting political factionalism. Adding to our woes, the proper approach to scientific Read More ›