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How Much More Should We Pay for Costco’s Chickens?

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 8, 2021}

New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote one of his periodic columns decrying industrial methods of animal husbandry. This time, he focused on chickens and the raising methods that permit Costco to sell a whole rotisserie chicken for only $4.99.

More Proof of China Uyghur Atrocities

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2021}

The BBC is out with a horrific report detailing firsthand accounts of the brutality to which Uyghurs are subjected — particularly women.

Push on to Allow Expanded Human-Embryo Research

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2021}

Back when embryonic-stem-cell and other types of experimentation on early embryos commenced, “the scientists” promised they would always limit their activities to embryos in Petri dishes to the maximum of 14 days in development.

Now Hawaii Wants Non-Physician-Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 26, 2021}

Always remember that the first iteration of assisted-suicide legalization is not the last iteration. Over time — and once people get used to doctors prescribing for suicide or giving lethal jabs — the laws are loosened to make more people eligible to die, or to expand the cadre of medical professionals entitled to end patient’s lives.

Equality Act’s Attack on Religious Liberty, Medical Conscience

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 22, 2021}

President Biden said during the campaign that he supported the Equality Act, which is being sold as a means of guaranteeing equality for LGBT people. But it does more than that. It would destroy medical conscience by removing existing protections that permit doctors and nurses to refuse participation in abortion, and it would gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Washington Bill to Let Non-Doctors Participate in Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2021}

When selling the legalization of assisted suicide, activists always promise that strict guidelines will protect against abuse.

HHS Rule Would Have Prohibited Discrimination Against Babies with Disabilities

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2021}

Working until the last minute, the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule that would protect babies born prematurely from death — including those who survive abortion — and disabled people generally from discrimination in the health-care context.

Reader’s Digest Canada Pushes Euthanasia, Ignores Hospice

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 15, 2021}

The push is on in Canada to normalize euthanasia as the best way to die — to save money and emotional turmoil. How hard is the push? Reader’s Digest Canada — no less — has published a guide to end-of-life planning that pushes euthanasia and doesn’t even mention hospice.

Hospice Workers Should Be at the Front of the Vaccine Line Too

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2021}

We all know that residents in long-term-care/assisted-living facilities and frontline health-care personnel make up Phase 1a of the CDC vaccine distribution plan, putting them — rightly — at the front of the vaccine line. But not all medical workers are apparently created equal. I am specifically referring to hospice workers, who have been placed toward the back of the queue in several states.

Big Tech Now the ‘Fourth Branch of Government?’

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2021}

Axios’s Felix Salmon has called Big Tech “the fourth branch of government” because of its recent concerted and successful shutdown of President Trump’s ability to communicate on social media. He seems pleased.

New Jersey’s Suicide Confusion

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 12, 2020}

With COVID-19, New Jersey officials are worried about a spike in suicide caused by the shutdown.

The Bioethicist Pandemic

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 4, 2020}

The increasing outsourcing of health-care policy to medical bureaucrats during the COVID-19 crisis illustrates a dangerous temptation.

Time to Make Fossil Fuel Industries “Pay”?

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 3, 2020}

Authoritarian central planning never works and it wouldn’t “save the planet.” It would just make us all less prosperous and free.

Push to Replace Earth Day with “Nature Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 24, 2020}

The activists are right about one thing. Rights of nature would be far more effective in impeding development and extracting wealth from the land than the current system.

Dutch Supreme Court Approves Euthanasia for Dementia

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 21, 2020}

The Reuters story leaves out some details. The doctor had drugged the woman before starting to euthanize her, and instructed the family to hold the struggling patient down.

We Need to Worry About Suicide Contagion, Too

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 18, 2020}

The National Center for Health Statistics has published an alarming report.

The Jack Kevorkian Plague

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 17, 2020}

The pathogen I mean is a cultural pandemic, the embrace of doctor-prescribed suicide and of administered homicide.

COVID-19 Adult Stem-Cell Trials: A Hopeful Sign

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 3, 2020}

No, it is not a cure. Much more work remains to be done to even get close to saying it is.

In Argentina, Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Refusing to Terminate Pregnancy

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2020}

I can write those words. I understand their meaning. But I can’t comprehend such an utter rejection of human exceptionalism.

No to “Quality of Life” Coronavirus Healthcare Rationing

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 20, 2020}

In a world of bioethicists who primarily eschew the sanctity/equality of life ethic, Fordham University’s Charles Camosy is a refreshing ethicist worthy of the title.

The War on Humans: Q&A with Wesley J. Smith and John West

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2014}

On this episode of ID The Future, we’re featuring clips of questions and answers with Wesley J. Smith and John West from the premiere of The War on Humans documentary. Smith and West briefly answer questions about the threat of the fringe element of the radical animal rights movement; the advance of animal rights proponents political agenda; and the regulatory process that is creeping towards scientism.

The War on Humans, pt. 4

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 5, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future Joshua Youngkin concludes his discussion on the new book & documentary film The War on Humans with the book’s author, Wesley J. Smith. In the fourth and final segment of the series, Smith discusses the impact of Darwinism on bioethics and human rights and why we need to take the anti-humanism movement seriously.

The War on Humans, pt. 3

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 28, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear from bioethicist Wesley J. Smith as he continues his conversation on his new book The War on Humans, also adapted as a documentary film. In this third podcast of the series, you’ll hear about the legal movement to establish legal rights for animals, and even plants. Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights.

The War on Humans, pt. 2

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 19, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear from bioethicist Wesley J. Smith as he continues his conversation on his new book The War on Humans, also adapted as a documentary film. In this second podcast of the series, you’ll hear about how the conservation movement turned into an anti-human movement, and how this affects humans, especially in the developing world and in marginalized people groups.

The War on Humans, pt. 1

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 14, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear from bioethicist Wesley J. Smith as he talks about his new book The War on Humans, also adapted as a documentary film. In this first podcast of the series, Smith discusses what makes humans unique among the creatures of the earth, and why it matters: “Universal human rights are at stake. The intrinsic dignity of human life is at stake. The understanding of our unique place in the world, both in terms of or value and in terms of obligation, they are at stake.” Listen in!

The Michael Medved Show Weekly Science & Culture Update: Featuring Wesley J. Smith and John West

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 11, 2013}

On this episode of ID the Future, Michael Medved, DI Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith, and CSC Associate Director John West examine the question: Are humans unique, or are we, as many argue, just another animal? Tune in to this enlightening conversation about human exceptionalism and dignity — the subject of the upcoming documentary The War on Humans.

Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith Dissects the “Anti-Science” Label

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 14, 2013}

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin talks with bioethicist Wesley J. Smith about a recent article he wrote at First Things. In this article, Smith responds to an accusation that he is “anti-science” for suggesting that science should have ethical boundaries. Listen in as Luskin and Smith discuss how the “anti-science” label, along with similar terms, is often used to try and suppress dialogue and protect scientific orthodoxy.

The Importance of Being Human

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 12, 2008}

This episode of ID the Future we’re highlighting a new podcast by Discovery Institute senior fellow Wesley J. Smith, called What It Means to Be Human.

Forced Exit: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and the New Duty To Die

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2006}

With proponents of assisted suicide achieving more than anyone imagined possible even ten years ago Discovery Institute is proud to announce that Spence Publishing has recently released a revised and updated version of Forced Exit: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and the New Duty To Die by nationally acclaimed bioethicist and senior fellow Wesley J. Smith. This week we offer a short review of the book.