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Suwannee River, Gilchrist County, Florida

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 14, 2022

Categories
Nature and Conservation
Tagged
, bodies of water, florida, nature rights, rights of water}

Local ‘Water Rights’ Law Invalidated in Florida

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 14, 2022

Nature and Conservation

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I have written here previously of several attempts to enact “nature rights” kinds of laws, specifically targeting water, in the State of Florida. The threat became so real — with Orange County passing a “rights of water” ordinance — that a law was enacted at the state level prohibiting granting rights to nature. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 10, 2022

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution}

‘Human Evolution’ Is a Misnomer

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 10, 2022

Human Exceptionalism

2}

A new study claims that “natural selection” is making society more unequal because it is favoring those with poorer education and lower earnings. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 7, 2022

Categories
Human Flourishing
Tagged
, conservatism, drug legalization, drugs, libertarians}

Don’t Fall for “Conservative” Pitch to Legalize Hard Drugs

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 7, 2022

Human Flourishing

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We know that radical left-wing subversives want to legalize hard drugs. So do some libertarians—which is a polite word for social Darwinism. But conservatives generally oppose legalization, understanding the devastating social costs and personal dissipation that hard drug abuse causes to families, communities, and individuals who would be tempted to imbibe by the lack of potential legal consequence. Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Tom Shakely

Date
June 28, 2022}

Catherine Glenn Foster on Abortion and the Dawning of a Post-Roe America

_{Catherine Glenn Foster
June 28, 2022

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In 1973, nearly 50 years ago, the United States Supreme Court conjured a right to abortion in the Constitution, short-circuiting the democratic debate then ongoing in the states about whether to legalize pregnancy terminations, and if so, under what circumstances. Roe v Wade tore the country apart, launching the pro-life movement into national prominence, resulting in decades of committed democratic Read More ›

Pro-choice Planned Parenthood demonstration holding a sign

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 24, 2022

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, abortion, assisted suicide, Dobbs v Jackson, euthanasia, Glucksberg, medical assistance in dying, roe v wade, SCOTUS}

How Assisted Suicide Euthanized Roe v. Wade

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2022

Euthanasia

4}

Back in the ’90s, the assisted-suicide movement tried to convince the Supreme Court to impose a Roe v. Wade–style decision for their cause that would circumvent the democratic process by imposing doctor-hastened death as a constitutional right. Read More ›

Definition of word euthanasia in dictionary

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 22, 2022

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Canada, COVID-19, euthanasia}

Euthanasia’s Cruel Compassion

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 22, 2022

Euthanasia

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Frederico Carboni made international news recently when he died in Italy’s first legal assisted suicide. Carboni was not terminally ill. He was paralyzed from an auto accident. He wanted suicide because he had no autonomy, saying in an interview, “I am like a boat adrift in the ocean.” Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 20, 2022

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, euthanasia, Italy, medical assistance in dying}

Disabled Man Commits Italy’s First Legal Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 20, 2022

Euthanasia

2}

A seriously disabled man was allowed by an Italian court to commit assisted suicide. Read More ›

A hand holding a sign supporting pro-choice abortion laws during a planned parenthood rally for abortion justice.

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 15, 2022

Categories
Abortion
Tagged
, abortion, Dobbs v Jackson, roe v wade, Supreme Court}

Jane’s Revenge Threats against Pro-Lifers Presage a New ‘Bleeding Kansas’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 15, 2022

Abortion

3}

I worry that the country is entering a violent time akin to “Bleeding Kansas,” an era during the 1850s when pro- and anti-slavery partisans — most famously, the abolitionist terrorist John Brown — violently contested with each other for political control of the then-territory. Read More ›

Elephant in the savannah, in Namibia, Africa, concept for traveling in Africa and Safari

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 14, 2022

Categories
Animal Welfare
Tagged
, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, elephants, human dignity, human exceptionalism, nature rights, New York}

Court Rules Elephant Does Not Have Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 14, 2022

Animal Welfare

4}

I have written here several times about the attempt by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NHRP) to “break the species barrier” by having animals declared “persons” entitled to enforceable rights. The first cases involved chimps. The latest attempt involved Happy the elephant, a denizen of the Bronx Zoo. Read More ›

Night view of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, United States

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 13, 2022

Categories
Abortion
Tagged
, abortion, Brett Kavanaugh, Dobbs v Jackson, George Floyd, political violence, roe v wade, SCOTUS, slavery}

Political Passions Threaten a New ‘Bleeding Kansas’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2022

Abortion

6}

The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a warning that our national politics are careening out of control. Read More ›