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Wesley J. Smith
November 25, 2024
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The Media Still Can’t Get Facts about Terri Schiavo Right

Wesley J. Smith
November 25, 2024
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Terri Schiavo was cruelly dehydrated to death almost 20 years ago, and the media still can’t get the facts right. Terri’s case has come up again in media stories discussing the nomination of former congressman Dr. David Weldon to head the CDC. As usual, there are misreporting and wrongful implications when Terri’s case is discussed. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2024
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New Zealand Study: “Dearth” of Evidence Supporting Use of Puberty Blockers

Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2024
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It is increasingly clear that there is little scientific basis for administering puberty blockers to gender-dysphoric youth. Consequently, many European countries have now effectively banned their use outside of official studies. Now, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has similarly found that there is a “dearth” of evidence supporting blocking normal adolescence in youngsters who feel that their gender is different from their sex. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2024
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The Case for Human Exceptionalism

Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2024
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Only humans have duties — to treat each other respectfully and protect the vulnerable, to husband animals humanely, and to make responsible use of the environment. In other words, humans understand right from wrong and have a duty to act accordingly. Four books helped me develop this understanding. Read More ›
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November 13, 2024
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Wesley J. Smith Appears on American Thought Leaders to Discuss the Assisted Suicide Movement

Center on Human Exceptionalism
November 13, 2024
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Wesley J. Smith was on EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders this week in an episode dedicated to exploring the history and dangers of the assisted suicide movement. From EpochTV: “When a country or a state legalizes assisted suicide or euthanasia, it can no longer call itself anti-suicide, because it specifically approves some suicides. … It’s a very dangerous movement that is …

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Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
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“Nature” Editorial Attacks Trump Because He Ignored “Scientific Consensus”

Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
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The idea that "science" and the supposed "scientific consensus" — which too often is really political consensus within the science establishment — are synonymous is causing tremendous harm to the scientific sector. But the science establishment keeps forging widespread public distrust by doubling down on the politics. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 5, 2024
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Rita Marker, the Great Anti-Assisted Suicide Champion, Has Died at 83

Wesley J. Smith
November 5, 2024
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The great anti-euthanasia warrior, Rita Marker, has died at 83 after a long illness. Rita was in Europe in the mid 1980s and, out of curiosity, attended an international right-to-die convention. She was so alarmed by what she heard, she and her late husband and soulmate Mike Marker, formed the nonprofit International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (later renamed the Patients Rights Council). Read More ›