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For the British television presenter, see Wesley Smith. Wesley C Smith is a British television presenter He currently co-presents Thames Valley Tonight, an ITV1

Wesley J. Smith is a lawyer and an award winning author,[1] a senior fellow in bioethics at the Discovery Institute, an attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide,[2] and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture. The Discovery Institute is a conservative public policy US Think tank based in Seattle Washington, best known for its advocacy of Intelligent The International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is a 501(c(3 non-profit educational organization that concerns itself with the issues of Euthanasia, Assisted [3] In 2004 he was named by the National Journal as one of the nation’s top expert thinkers in bioengineering. National Journal is a weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends [4]

Smith has authored or co-authored eleven books. He formerly collaborated with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, and has been published in regional and national outlets such as the New York Times,[5] Newsweek,[6] Wall Street Journal,[7] USA Today,[8] San Francisco Chronicle,[9] Seattle Times,[10] the New York Post,[11] and many others. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H The Seattle Times, one of two daily Newspapers serving Seattle Washington, United States, is the largest daily newspaper in the state of The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually [12]

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Brief Biography

Smith is a prolific author, and frequent contributor to National Review[13] and The Weekly Standard[14]. National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F The Weekly Standard is an American opinion Magazine published 48 times per year He closely followed the case of Terri Schiavo in 2005, and wrote frequently on the topic. Theresa Marie Schindler "Terri" Schiavo ( December 3 1963 – March 31 2005 was an American woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a Feeding tube [15] He opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia. He is also a noted critic of mainstream views in bioethics and of what he calls the radical animal liberation movement[16] His book Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America was named Best Health Book of the Year at the 2001 Independent Publishers Book Awards. [17].

Smith is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, [18] He has testified as an expert witness in front of federal and state legislative committees, [19] and is an international public speaker. [20] His blog Secondhand Smoke discusses the issues about which he advocates, as well as promoting the importance of human exceptionalism. He also contributes a biweekly podcast called Brave New Bioethics, which is produced by the Discovery Institute.

Smith is married to the syndicated newspaper columnist, Debra Saunders. Debra J Saunders (born 1954 is a conservative Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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  1. ^ 2001 Book Awards, Independent Publishers Organization
  2. ^ Source: International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, See, Amicus Brief of the International Anti Euthanasia Task Force before the Supreme Court of the United States,Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U. Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects Bioethics is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies brought about by advances in Biology and Medicine. Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President The President's Council on Bioethics (PCBE is a group of individuals appointed by United States President George W Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that Human beings have special status in Nature based on their unique capacities Washington v Glucksberg, 521 US 702 ( 1997) was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a right to assistance in S. 702 (1997).
  3. ^ Source: CBC website.
  4. ^ National Journal, May 22, 2004. National Journal is a weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends
  5. ^ New York Times,"Depressed? Don't Go See Dr. Kevorkian," September 16, 1995.
  6. ^ Newsweek, "The Whispers of Strangers," June 28, 1993. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City.
  7. ^ For example, see Wall Street Journal, "Dependency or Death? Oregonians Make a Chilling Choice February 25, 1999.
  8. ^ For example, see USA Today,"Are We Becoming Numb to Kevorkian's Actions?" September 15, 1997. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company.
  9. ^ For example, see San Francisco Chronicle, "Experimenting With Live Patients," October 22,2006. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H
  10. ^ For example, see Seattle Times, "Assisted Suicide is Bad Medicine," March 26, 2006. The Seattle Times, one of two daily Newspapers serving Seattle Washington, United States, is the largest daily newspaper in the state of
  11. ^ For example, see New York Post, "Slanting the Science," June 22, 2001. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually
  12. ^ For full list and URLs of opinion columns since June 2002, see "Articles Archives" at [1].
  13. ^ For example, see National Review, "Better Dead Than Fed?" June 27, 1994. National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F
  14. ^ For example, see The Weekly Standard, "The Hard Cell," September 11, 2006. The Weekly Standard is an American opinion Magazine published 48 times per year
  15. ^ For example, see The Weekly Standard, "The Legacy of Terri Schiavo," April 11, 2005. The Weekly Standard is an American opinion Magazine published 48 times per year
  16. ^ For example, see San Francisco Chronicle"Let Great Apes be Great Apes," June 18, 2006. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H
  17. ^ See Wesley J. Smith Biography [2]
  18. ^ For partial list of programs, see Wesley J. Smith Biography,www. wesleyjsmith. com.
  19. ^ For example, Smith testified against assisted suicide before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, & Property Rights, May 25, 2006
  20. ^ For speech venues, see Biography of Wesley J. Smith. Supra.

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