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Encyclopedia > Wesley J. Smith
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Wesley J. Smith is a lawyer and an award winning author,[1] a senior fellow 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.[3] In 2004 he was named by the National Journal as one of the nation’s top expert thinkers in bioengineering.[4] The Discovery Institute is a think tank structured as a non-profit foundation, founded in 1990 and based in Seattle, Washington, USA. The stated mission of the organization is to, make a positive vision of the future practical. ... National Journal is a weekly magazine about American politics and government, published by National Journal Group, Inc. ...


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.[12] The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The New York Post is the 13th-oldest[citation needed] newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ...

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Brief Biography

Smith is a prolific author, and frequent contributor to National Review[13] and The Weekly Standard[14]. He closely followed the case of Terri Schiavo in 2005, and wrote frequently on the topic.[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]. National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley Jr. ... The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative political magazine published 48 times per year. ... Theresa Marie Terri Schiavo (December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005) was a woman from St. ...


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] He is also an international public speaker.[20]


Bibliography

  • The Lawyer Book: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Client SurvivalPrice Stern Sloan Publishers, 1987, ISBN 0-8431-1569-6
  • The Doctor Book: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Patient Power Price Stern Sloan Publishers, 1988, ISBN 0-89586-747-8
  • The Senior Citizen's Handbook: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to More Comfortable Living Price Stern Sloan Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-89586-795-8
  • Winning the Insurance Game (1990) by Wesley J. Smith and Ralph Nader, ISBN 1-877961-17-5
  • The Frugal Shopper (1991) Wesley J. Smith and Ralph Nader, ISBN 0-936758-30-9
  • Collision Course: The Truth About Airline Safety (1993) Wesley J. Smith and Ralph Nader, ISBN 0-8306-4271-4
  • No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America (1996) Wesley J. Smith and Ralph Nader, ISBN 0-679-42972-7
  • Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope from Assisted Suicide to Legalized Murder (1997), ISBN-8129-2790-7
  • Forced Exit: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and the New Duty to Die (2006) Encounter Books, ISBN 1-59403-119-3
  • Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America (2001), ISBN 1-893554-06-6
  • Power Over Pain, co-authored with Eric M. Chevlen, MD, 2002, ISBN 0-9710946-0-8
  • Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World (2005), ISBN 1-893554-99-6

See also

Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. ... Bioethics is the ethics of biological science and medicine. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Euthanasia (Greek, good death) is the practice of killing a person or animal, in a painless or minimally painful way, for merciful reasons, usually to end their suffering. ... Animal Liberation is a work by Peter Singer, a famous vegan ethicist. ...

References

  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.S. 702 (1997).
  3. ^ Source: CBC website.
  4. ^ National Journal, May 22, 2004.
  5. ^ New York Times,"Depressed? Don't Go See Dr. Kevorkian," September 16, 1995.
  6. ^ Newsweek, "The Whispers of Strangers," June 28, 1993.
  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.
  9. ^ For example, see San Francisco Chronicle, "Experimenting With Live Patients," October 22,2006.
  10. ^ For example, see Seattle Times, "Assisted Suicide is Bad Medicine," March 26, 2006.
  11. ^ For example, see New York Post, "Slanting the Science," June 22, 2001.
  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.
  14. ^ For example, see The Weekly Standard, "The Hard Cell," September 11, 2006.
  15. ^ For example, see The Weekly Standard, "The Legacy of Terri Schiavo," April 11, 2005.
  16. ^ For example, see San Francisco Chronicle"Let Great Apes be Great Apes," June 18, 2006.
  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 testifed 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.

Question Presented Did Washingtons Natural Death Act of 1979, banning assisted-suicide, violate the 14th Amendments Due Process Clause by denying the liberty to choose death over life? Court membership Case opinions Washington v. ... National Journal is a weekly magazine about American politics and government, published by National Journal Group, Inc. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The New York Post is the 13th-oldest[citation needed] newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ... National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley Jr. ... The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative political magazine published 48 times per year. ... The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative political magazine published 48 times per year. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ...

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