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How Assisted Suicide Euthanized Roe v. Wade

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2022}

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.

Euthanasia’s Cruel Compassion

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 22, 2022}

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.”

Disabled Man Commits Italy’s First Legal Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 20, 2022}

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

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

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 15, 2022}

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.

Court Rules Elephant Does Not Have Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 14, 2022}

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.

Political Passions Threaten a New ‘Bleeding Kansas’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2022}

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

California May Soon Become ‘Gender Affirming Care’ Sanctuary State

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 8, 2022}

California looks to be well on the way to passing a bill that would treat refusals to allow puberty blocking, transgender surgeries, or other forms of “gender affirming care” as akin to how the law now treats child abuse and abandonment of children brought from out of state.

Canadian Bill to Allow Euthanasia of Dementia Patients

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 6, 2022}

The Netherlands and Belgium already permit people diagnosed with dementia to sign an advance directive ordering themselves killed when they become incapacitated.

Why Happy the Elephant Should Not Have Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 5, 2022}

Promoting the proper care of animals is a noble cause. But that is not what the legal effort to have Happy declared a ‘person’ is ultimately all about.

Jimmy Carter Argues King Cove Residents’ Safety Less Important Than Animal Sanctuary

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 26, 2022}

I thought this issue was settled, but apparently not.

Did Fauci and Collins Receive Royalty Payments from Drug Companies?

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 12, 2022}

Transparency of the government science establishment should raise concerns. Congressional oversight is warranted.

India High Court: Nature Is a “Living Being” with “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 4, 2022}

Nature-rights laws generally allow anyone who believes that nature’s “rights” are being violated to sue to prevent the violation and to seek redress.

Now It’s Assisted Suicide by Zoom Meeting

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 30, 2022}

Remember when we were told that assisted suicide would only be engaged in as part of an intimate and long-term physician/patient relationship?

Transhumanism Is Pure Eugenics

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 27, 2022}

Israeli philosophy professor Yuval Harari is one of the movement’s chief proselytizers.

Medical Authoritarianism Versus Baby Tinslee

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 19, 2022}

If it were up to the doctors, Tinslee Lewis would have been in her grave before age one.

Ecuador’s Highest Court Grants Rights to Wild Animals

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 14, 2022}

Nature rights apply to individual animals. And, one would assume, to be consistent, to individual plants, insects, water, and (what the hell) germs too.

Nature Rights: A Lake in Florida Sues

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 13, 2022}

For a certain class of journalists, practical concerns are of little consequence — or perhaps, just not as much fun to write about.

WHO Demands Abortion at Any Time for Any Reason Throughout the World

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 4, 2022}

Its newly published “Abortion Care Guideline” is the most radically pro-abortion official document ever published.

The Impossibility of Christian Transhumanism

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 1, 2022}

First principles matter, and those of transhumanism and Christianity could not be more contradictory.

Depravity: California Bill to Permit Infant Death by Neglect

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2022}

Okay. Let’s be careful. Perhaps that wording just applies to preborn babies or the right not to get pregnant at all.

Heritage and Discovery: Down With Consensus Science Bluffing, Up with Competition and Debate

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2017}

On this episode of ID the Future, listen in as Wesley J. Smith, Jay W. Richards, Marlo Lewis, and Stephen C. Meyer discuss consensus science at a Washington D.C. event entitled, “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America.” How can government encourage healthy skepticism yet move forward with policy solutions that involve science? Tune in to hear the discussion.

Wesley J. Smith on the March for Science and Rights Gone Wild

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 8, 2017}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear Wesley J. Smith’s talk given this April at the “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America” event hosted by Discovery Institute and the Heritage Foundation. Listen in as he discusses how science has been conflated with ethics and talks about animal and plant rights.

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.