New Bioethics Podcast Focuses on Human Exceptionalism and Universal Human Rights

Oakland –— Brave New Bioethics is a new podcast reported by Discovery Institute senior fellow and nationally acclaimed bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. Listeners can tune into the first episode on Tuesday, November 14 at the podcast homepage http://bravenewbioethics.podomatic.com.

In each episode Smith will explore the many policies and proposals in bioethics, bioscience, and animal liberation that threaten the idea of human exceptionalism and undermine universal human rights. Smith’s unique approach will present his listeners with rigorously researched facts, unique analysis and provocative stories.

“The primary moral challenge facing the 21st Century is defending the belief that human life has intrinsic value simply and merely because it is human,” says Smith. “To put it another way, human life matters.”

Award-winning author Wesley J. Smith is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, an attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture. Because of his work in bioethics, he was named by National Journal as one of the nation’s top expert thinkers in bioengineering in May 2004.

Interviews with Smith can be scheduled through Anika Smith at (206) 292-0401 x155, or asmith@discovery.org.

Discovery Institute’s program on bioethics examines a constellation of related issues, including assisted suicide and euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, human genetic manipulation, human cloning, and the animal rights movement. Many of these issues are currently at the center of public attention. For more information, visit www.discovery.org/bioethics/.