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Monthly Archives: February 2012
When Medical Conscience Goes Too Far
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC A bill has been proposed in New Hampshire to protect medical conscience. You’d think I’d be thrilled, right? Wrong. This bill would permit doctors to refuse to save the life … Continue reading
Egg Manufacturing Key to Mass Cloning Agenda
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The human cloning agenda has stalled because of what I call the “egg dearth.” Here’s what I mean: Each try at somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloning to manufacture a … Continue reading
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Why Life and Death Matter
Please join us for the 2012 Paul Ramsey Award Dinner. Best selling author and editor Dr. Joseph Bottum will be delivering the keynote address, entitled “Why Life and Death Matter.” Dr. Mary Ann Glendon, Professor of Law at Harvard University, … Continue reading
Anti Assisted Suicide Legislation in Georgia
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The Georgia Supreme Court threw out a badly written law that made it a crime, essentially, to advertise to assist suicide but not actually do the deed. Bad law led … Continue reading
Bill to Allow Organ Farming from Unconscious Patients!
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Good grief! A Maryland state legislator has filed a bill that would allow surrogate decision makers to “donate” kidneys and liver lobes. From HB 449: THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO … Continue reading
Euthanizing the Mentally Ill in the Netherlands
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The latest report from the Netherlands on euthanasia practice includes a case study of a woman killed by her psychiatrist solely due to mental illness, specifically, depression. From the Regional … Continue reading
Euthanizing the Elderly With Macular Degeneration in the Netherlands
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Cases justifying euthanasia are spreading like wildfire in the Netherlands, to the point that visual impairment can become the primary reason to kill. The latest report from the Netherlands describes … Continue reading
Dutch Reporters Miss Stories on “Do Not Euthanize Me” Cards
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I have received some comment from correspondents claiming to be Dutch and reporters, contesting my article yesterday that describes some of the Dutch euthanasia horrors. They don’t claim I am … Continue reading
Excellent Book Review
The Brave Lass, a freelance writer in Colorado, gives a close reading to Ellen Painter Dollar’s new book, No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood, and Faith in an Age of Advanced Reproduction, and finds it wanting. From the … Continue reading
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“Santorum More Right Than Wrong About Dutch Euthanasia”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Sigh. I like it when prominent politicians criticize euthanasia. But I wish they would be more careful with their words because when they get the details wrong, it can do … Continue reading