Monthly Archives: January 2011

Eggsploitation Named Best Documentary

San Ramon, CA, January 31, 2011 — Eggsploitation has been named Best Documentary in the 2011 California Independent Film Festival Slate Awards. The award was announced as part of the Gala Slate Awards Luncheon held on January 30 in Walnut … Continue reading

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Dutch Suicide Advocates Set Up Clinic of Death

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The Netherlands is a lovely country where many people have eschewed true compassion — the root meaning of which is to “suffer with” — to promote suicide as the answer … Continue reading

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The Infertility Industry’s Dirty Little Secret . . .

. . . Not So Secret Anymore We continue to be encouraged by the interest Eggsploitation is generating and the feedback it’s receiving. It is an Official Selection of the 2011 California Independent Film Festival and has been nominated for … Continue reading

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Mixed Messages on Suicide Prevention in Vermont

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The Burlington Free Press has a front page story today on suicide prevention. From the story: Vermont school administrators, guidance counselors and teachers routinely receive training on how to prevent … Continue reading

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The True Cost of Egg Donation

By Matthew Eppinette, CBC New Media Manager After viewing Eggsploitation, Mary Rice Hasson did some research on egg donation and IVF. What she found led her to post a provocative article at Mercator.net making the case that when it comes … Continue reading

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Belgian Doctors Harvesting Organs From Disabled Euthanasia Donors

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Back when I first got into this line of work, I wrote a piece for Newsweek about the dangers of euthanasia consciousness. I was a naif at the time. I … Continue reading

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Colorado Legislator Drops “Presumed Consent” Organ “Donation” Proposal

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC As good intentioned as this proposal is, presumed consent for organ donations will just not fly in the USA — as I stated in my earlier post about the then … Continue reading

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Vermont Assisted Suicide Bill the Usual Loophole Scam

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC American assisted suicide activists pretend that legalization is to be strictly controlled. But the legislation they propose — and the laws they pass — contain loopholes big enough for a … Continue reading

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Colorado: Say No to “Presumed Consent” Organ Conscription

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC We are a public policy promise breaking society. Here’s how the game is played: When a new controversial bioethical policy is proposed, proponents soothingly promise it will be strictly limited … Continue reading

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Outsourcing Pregnancy: Just Another Job?

By Jennifer Lahl, CBC President As millions around the world celebrated the birth of Jesus, Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, issued a press release announcing the birth of their baby boy, born on Christmas Day. Zachary Jackson Levon … Continue reading

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