Tag Archives: Biological Colonialism

Biological Eugenic Colonialism

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Our sense of entitlement — including not only to have a child, but the child we want — is driving us to ever greater extremes. The Daily Mail has a … Continue reading

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Rewarding Biological Colonialism

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC We shouldn’t always get what we want — particularly when it comes at the cost of exploiting the world’s destitute or taking advantage of despotic circumstances to benefit personally. But … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Organ Trafficking Trial Shows Need to Outlaw Organ Buying

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Seven Kosovars are being tried for the odious crime of organ trafficking. The allegations vividly depict how the destitute are exploited at all levels of this odious form of oppression. … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Bioethicists Urge Science Boycott of China Over Organ Killings

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Penn bioethicist Art Caplan and I have had some vocal disagreements over the years, but we tend to think very similarly about organ transplant issues. Now Art and four other … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Time to Get Judgmental About Organ Buyers

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC When will enough, finally, be enough. Not only are organs now being sold by desperate people in destitute countries — to the point that some governments have been forced to … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Kidney Traffickers Busted

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Awful. Awful. Awful. Bangladesh has busted a kidney trafficking gang. From the Herald Sun story: Three people were arrested on Sunday in the remote Kalai area, 300 kilometres northwest of … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Organ Tourism Must Be Outlawed Internationally

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The living human bodies of the poor are increasingly looked upon by the rich and powerful as resources ripe for the mining. As regular readers know: Ounce for ounce, human … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: Philippines New Health Secretary Won’t Loosen Organ Sales Protections

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Biological colonialism — the named I coined for rich (usually) Westerners traveling to destitute countries to buy kidneys, rent uteri from “gestational carriers,” conduct unethical medical experimentation, etc. — has … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism: South African Hospital Guilty in Kidney Trafficking Case

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Biological colonialism is a growing problem — the rich exploiting the poor for natural resources that are pieces of human flesh. In S. Africa, a hospital was fined way too … Continue reading

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Biological Colonialism at the Movies

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC HBO has a documentary out that apparently highlights the baby gestating industry that is growing in India, which I have dealt with before (see here and here and here). Christianity … Continue reading

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