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By Wesley J. Smith Assisted suicide is promoted in the USA with fear mongering about the terminally ill suffering with intractable pain for which nothing other than a lethal overdose will suffice. In actual suicide facilitation, existential issues–such as fears about...
By Dave Andrusko “At the moment, incrementalist bills are the real risk Roe faces.” -- Molly Redden, Washington Post "There is nothing automatic about Supreme Court reversals, which are not common. But Trump stands a solid chance of pushing through a conservative...
By Nancy Valko It was 1969 and I was fresh out of nursing school when I was assigned to a patient I will call "Jenny" who was thirty two years old and imminently dying of cancer. She was curled up in her bed, sobbing in pain and even moaned “just kill me.” The small...
Editor’s note. The following is the opening statement delivered today by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Good morning to my colleagues, the Ranking Member, and especially to our guests. I look forward to hearing from our panel...
By Sarah Terzo From a woman who had an abortion but does not regret her choice. She still had a terrible experience [1]. “I first did an ultrasound, which they wouldn’t let me see. They said I was exactly 8 weeks along. I asked, “What does it look like,” picturing a...
By Wesley J. Smith These stories are worth keeping in mind: In Canada, a patient thought unconscious for ten years was found able to communicate using sophisticated brain scans. From the 2012 BBC story: “Whether a patient is in pain is an important question for...
By Wesley J. Smith “Persistent vegetative state” is the only medical diagnosis I know of that contains a pejorative. No human being is a carrot. And the more we learn about these persistently unconscious patients, the more we seem to be discovering that they may not...