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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Libertarian Transhumanism: Treating Future Humanity Like Play Doh
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I have been watching the libertarian love affair with Utopian transhumanism for some time. It seems odd to me. Libertarians tend to see themselves as hard-headed realists about the motives … Continue reading
What It Means to be Human on “Nature Rights”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC My latest podcast delves into “nature rights,” which, I believe, could reasonably be depicted as neo nature religion. It isn’t just the constitution of Ecuador, as I have discussed before. … Continue reading
“Direct Reprogramming:” Mouse Cells Transformed Into Brain Cells
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Holy cow! Scientists have demonstrated that pluripotency may not be necessary to transform cells into other body tissues, meaning that “stem cells” might prove unnecessary in regenerative medicine. In mice, … Continue reading
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Tagged ethical stem cell research, iPS cells, stem cell research, stem cells
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“Everybody Matters, No Matter What”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I was asked by First Things to write an “On the Square” essay about the awful comments by the novelist Martin Amis, who yearned for “euthanasia boxes” to be placed … Continue reading
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Tagged euthanasia, human dignity, human exceptionalism, physician assisted suicide
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Swiss May Discourage Suicide Tourism Through Suicide Tax
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I guess this is one way to deter the suicide industry that has set up shop in Switzerland: Tax it! From the story: Patients who travel to Switzerland to die … Continue reading
Compassion and Choices Attack on Medical Conscience
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The assisted suicide advocacy organization, Compassion and Choices, clearly opposes the right of medical professionals to refuse to participate–or be complicit in–the intentional taking of human life. This issue is … Continue reading
Scottish Bill Would Allow Active Euthanasia by Non Doctor
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The new Scotland Parliament bill to legalize assisted suicide – which I noted in an earlier post – permits disabled or dying teenagers access to “end of life assistance”–clearly includes … Continue reading
Non Terminal Teenagers Eligible for Assisted Suicide in Scottish Legalization Bill
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC A very telling bill has been tabled in the Scottish Parliament to legalize assisted suicide. Notably, it is not restricted to the terminally ill–but allows people who can’t live independently … Continue reading
What It Means to be Human: Promoting Conscience Clauses
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The newest edition of my podcast What It Means to be Human concerns the need to legally protect the consciences of Hippocratic physicians and other health care professionals. As I … Continue reading
Mother Jailed for Murdering Disabled Son
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I reported a bit ago about the case of Francis Inglis, the mother, who while out on bail for trying to kill her seriously disabled son Tom, went to his … Continue reading