Posted by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC | Jul 26, 2012
Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has taken a closer look at the new Dutch euthansia statistics — which I commented about here — and finds that the truth is that rather than holding steady,...
Read MorePosted by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC | Jul 26, 2012
I think this is the right decision. A federal judge has ruled that stem cell treatments that manipulate the cells into another form are drugs for purposes of FDA oversight. From the New Scientist story: It’s official: stem...
Read MorePosted by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC | Jul 26, 2012
I have frequently criticized the conceit in science that only scientists should determine what is and what isn’t ethical in science, a conceit that is the science sector’s equivalent of clericalism. Now, apparently...
Read MorePosted by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC | Jul 25, 2012
I often say that if you want to see where and how society will next go wrong, just look at the articles on ethics and culture currently being published in the world’s top medical and bioethics journals. Latest case in...
Read MorePosted by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC | Jul 24, 2012
Good for UC Davis. It has punished two medical professors for conducting unethical medical experiments on brain cancer patients. From the Associated Press story: Two University of California, Davis, neurosurgeons have been...
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