Redefining death

"A subjective definition of 'death' would unleash great evil" by Wesley J. Smith.

Bill Nye the stupid guy

"Bill Nye the Junk Science Guy" by Wesley J. Smith.

Bigger picture

Brittany Maynard has made headlines by choosing to commit suicide.

I don't think she was right to have committed suicide, but I can appreciate some mitigating factors in her life.

At the same time, she's not the bigger picture. She's just the cause célèbre du jour for euthanasia.

In fact, she became a witting pawn in the ethical debate when she cast her lot with the pro-euthanasia side. For example, see this article.

It might likewise be instructive to compare Maynard's story with the stories of other people who have been diagnosed with GBM but didn't decide to euthanize themselves. For instance, here are some GBM stories from MD Anderson in Houston, Texas (which is arguably the world's best cancer institute).

Of blastocysts and embryos

A reminder from Wesley J. Smith: "Waddya Know: A Blastocyst IS an Embryo!"

(A minor quibble: I don't agree blastocyst = embryo. But this is a matter of technical terminology or semantics if you like. Smith's main point more than stands.)