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vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
COVID-19}

Questioning Vaccine Mandates

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
COVID-19}

If a free society is to remain worthy of the name, persuasion—not coercion—must be the watchword. Because if COVID becomes the excuse for government and Big Business to exert such extreme control, even greater intrusions on civil liberties will surely follow. Once power is grabbed, the grabbers rarely let go. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2021
Health Care}

CDC Goes All In on Woke Speech

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2021
Health Care}

The CDC is the supposed gold standard when it comes to science and public health. But what are we to make of the agency’s going all in on woke terminology in the name of promoting “health equity”? Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 28, 2021
Suicide by Physician}

Why the Hawaii Health Department Wants Looser Assisted-Suicide Rules

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 28, 2021
Suicide by Physician}

Please understand, dear readers, that when assisted-suicide advocates promise strict guidelines to protect against abuse, they don’t really mean it. The promise’s purpose is to get the law passed, not to be kept. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2021
Patient Care}

Bioethicist: Let Doctors Kill the Healthy by Harvesting Organs

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2021
Patient Care}

We have entered the era of what I call “do harm medicine,” in which the concept of what constitutes harming the patient has become entirely malleable and subjective. I even wrote a book covering that subject. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 15, 2021
Transgenderism}

Amazon Bans Transgender Critics but Sells Suicide-by-Starvation Book

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 15, 2021
Transgenderism}

The book-selling ethics of Amazon’s management are truly twisted. The company readily offers books that intend to teach how to commit — and will result in — suicides. At the same time, it bans books that simply engage in a respectful debate about a radical agenda — about which, surely, reasonable people can differ — because that could wound people’s feelings. Disgraceful. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2021
Health Care}

The Case Against Naming Ezekiel Emanuel to Lead the FDA

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2021
Health Care}

If you think Dr. Anthony Fauci is a controversial figure in the fight against COVID-19, you may not have seen anything yet. Politico—the Democrats’ favorite publication for leaking their future plans—just reported that President Joe Biden is seriously considering nominating bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 6, 2021
Animal Welfare}

NO to ‘Elephant Rights’ and ‘Water Rights’

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 6, 2021
Animal Welfare}

The anti-humanists are on the march! Today, I want to discuss subversive advocacy campaigns to expand rights from the human realm to animals, and indeed, the rest of the natural world. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 5, 2021
COVID-19}

No, a Vaccine Mandate Is Not Like Requiring Seat Belts

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 5, 2021
COVID-19}

Mainstream bioethics thinking is growing increasingly authoritarian. Princeton’s notorious utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer now joins Ezekiel “Mandate” Emanuel in an internationally syndicated column urging that everyone be legally required to take the COVID jab. Read More ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2021
Transgenderism}

Bioethicist: Right to Transgender Healthcare Akin to Freedom of Religion

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2021
Transgenderism}

Critics of the transgender moral panic have been arguing that the movement is akin to religion. Now, that criticism finds support in the Journal of Medical Ethics — only rather than a criticism, the author contends that there is a right to GAH — gender-affirming health care — that is equivalent to freedom of religion. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2021
Abortion}

Brit Baby’s Death Ruled Better Than Small Chance of Living — Again

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2021
Abortion}

Readers may recall the Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans cases from the U.K. — in which doctors both wanted to remove life support and prevent the children from being transferred to other hospitals willing to continue care. Because the law in the U.K. permits courts to decide the “best interests” of children in medical extremis, the MDs got their way. Read More ›