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honolulu skyline
Honolulu skyline with ocean front
Honolulu skyline with ocean front
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 28, 2021
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Suicide by Physician
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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 ›
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CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing complex from Streptococcus pyogenes.
CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing complex from Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 21, 2021
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Patient Care
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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 ›
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Man holding stomach
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 15, 2021
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Transgenderism
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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 ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 9, 2021
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Health Care
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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 ›
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Swimming African Elephant Underwater. Big elephant in ocean with air bubbles and reflections on water surface.
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 6, 2021
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Animal Welfare
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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 ›
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vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 5, 2021
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COVID-19
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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 ›
hearing test tools
Hearing test concept. Result of hearing exam - audiogram, hearing aids and otoscope on the table, view from above.
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
August 5, 2021

Trailer

Wesley J. Smith
August 5, 2021

Introducing “Humanize with Wesley J. Smith” from Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, where human rights meet human responsibilities. Wesley J. Smith speaks with writers, thinkers, and newsmakers on the controversial issues of human life and human thriving that impact our daily lives.

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A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 4, 2021
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Transgenderism
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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 ›
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Crying Newborn Cut Umbilical Cord
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 2, 2021
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Abortion
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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 ›
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Birth Certificate for Live Baby Born
Birth Certificate for Live Baby Born
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
July 31, 2021
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Transgenderism
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AMA to Urge End of Sex ID on All Birth Certificates

Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2021
Transgenderism
It is astonishing how the transgender moral panic has swept actual science aside. The American Medical Association Board of Trustees (BOT) just passed a resolution that will have the AMA lobbying to end the designation of sex in all future birth certificates. Read More ›
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