Author: Wesley J. Smith
Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”
Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth.
Ohio Bans “Nature Rights”
Be it noted that “nature rights” is not aimed primarily at preventing pollution.
Will California Voters Be Stem-Cell Suckered Again?
California is in worse shape now than it was in 2004. Thousands of people are living in tents on the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”
The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads.
A Push for Licenses to Genetically Engineer Human Beings
We can’t trust “the scientists” to do the right thing because over the years too many have proven unworthy.