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The dust bunnies under my bed don’t have human rights, either
The Blogfather’s response to the question of whether or not chimps have human rights is pithy and accurate (“No. Next Question?“), but pithy has never been my strong suit. No, chimps do not have human...
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Science and Religion, not Science v. Religion
Jonathan Adler refutes the idea that Hobby Lobby is basing its opposition to four forms of birth control on “bad science.” (Hat tip.) Prof. Adler’s thesis is that religion isn’t rational, so we...
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The Dark Side of #MenForChoice
The #menforchoice hashtag is trending on twitter to the great delight of feminists everywhere – and the non-delight of us more cynical types. If a man finds out that he got his girlfriend pregnant,...
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Ebola: the Baobabs of Infectious Diseases
In Le Petit Prince, the Prince describes to the pilot why he diligently removed baobabs from his tiny planet: “That is strictly correct,” I said. “But why do you want the sheep to eat the little...
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Cruel to be Kind
An eight-month psychological experiment revealed that people who are “nice” and conscientious are more likely to engage in cruel behaviour on the orders of an authority figure; the more nasty types are...
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The relentless march of the eugenics movement
On CNN.com, radiologist Dr. Grazie Christie writes about new parents who are contemplating suing her for ‘wrongful birth,’ i.e. a physician’s failure to diagnose a problem, which, if the expecting...
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Just what we need: the fat police!
In April of 2010, Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of ObamaCare and an adviser to the Obama Administration, suggested that we tax people based on their weight. (Full essay here.) The theory is...
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RentAWomb: a bit more morally complex than RentATruck
In the Daily Mail UK, Jessica Szalacinski discusses her experiences as a surrogate mother. She enjoyed bearing children for gay couples who could not do so, but loathed the discussions she had with a...
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‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Group May Close
The Cambridge, MA based Our Bodies, Ourselves organisation is at risk of closing. They cite “onsumers’ shift to the Internet, dwindling grants, and the lack of a long-term financial plan” as the...
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The legal right to medical decision-making
Hi, readers! Long time, no blogging. In the few years, there has been a huge push to legalise assisted suicide. Brittany Maynard became a national figure for the right to assisted suicide before she...
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