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Wesley J. Smith (born 1949) is an American lawyer and author, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism. He is also a lawyer and consultant for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide,〔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).〕 and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture.〔Source: (CBC website ).〕 In 2004 he was named by the National Journal as one of the nation’s top expert thinkers in bioengineering for his work in bioethics.〔National Journal, May 22, 2004.〕 He is a critic of scientocracy, "the trend to let 'the scientists' decide what is ethical and what our public policies should be".〔Wesley J. Smith (2008). (Why the Scientocracy Won’t Work. )〕 As an author, he has published several works, the most recent of them being ''The War on Humans'' in 2014 Smith has authored or co-authored twelve books. He formerly collaborated with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, and has been published in regional and national outlets such as ''The New York Times'',〔New York Times,"Depressed? Don't Go See Dr. Kevorkian," September 16, 1995.〕 ''Newsweek'',〔Newsweek, "The Whispers of Strangers," June 28, 1993.〕 ''The Wall Street Journal'',〔For example, see Wall Street Journal, "Dependency or Death? Oregonians Make a Chilling Choice February 25, 1999.〕 ''USA Today'',〔For example, see USA Today,"Are We Becoming Numb to Kevorkian's Actions?" September 15, 1997.〕 the ''San Francisco Chronicle'',〔For example, see San Francisco Chronicle, "(Experimenting With Live Patients )," October 22, 2006.〕 ''The Seattle Times'',〔For example, see Seattle Times, "(Assisted Suicide is Bad Medicine )," March 26, 2006.〕 the ''New York Post'',〔For example, see New York Post, "Slanting the Science," June 22, 2001.〕 and others.〔For full list and URLs of opinion columns since June 2002, see "Articles Archives" at ().〕 He is also well known for his blog, "Secondhand Smoke", hosted by ''First Things'',〔http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/〕 and which advances his theory of "human exceptionalism" and criticizes individuals whom he has termed "mainstream" bioethicists such as Peter Singer,〔http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/04/peter-singer-cleans-up-pushing-death.html〕 Julian Savulescu,〔http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/07/it-pays-to-be-eugenicist.html〕 Jacob M. Appel,〔http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2007/06/pushing-for-broad-right-to-assisted.html〕 and R. Alta Charo.〔http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/labels/Scientific%20Hubris.%20The%20science%20journal%20Science.%20Corruption%20of%20Science.%20Endarkenment..html〕 He has also been highly critical of science writer Matt Ridley.〔Blinded by Science, National Review, June 16, 2003〕 ==Biography== Smith practiced law in the San Fernando Valley from 1976–1985, at which time he left law practice to pursue other interests, particularly as a public policy advocate. His first book in 1987 was ''The Lawyer Book: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Client Survival'', introduced by consumer advocate Ralph Nader beginning a collaboration between the two men. Smith is a prolific author and a frequent contributor to National Review〔For example, see National Review, "Better Dead Than Fed?" June 27, 1994.〕 and The Weekly Standard.〔For example, see The Weekly Standard, "(The Hard Cell )," September 11, 2006.〕 He closely followed the Terri Schiavo case in 2005, and (wrote frequently ) on the topic.〔For example, see The Weekly Standard, "(The Legacy of Terri Schiavo )," April 11, 2005.〕 He opposes policies allowing for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and abortion. He is also a noted critic of mainstream views in bioethics, human cloning research, radical environmentalism and of what he calls the radical animal liberation movement,〔For example, see San Francisco Chronicle"(Let Great Apes be Great Apes )," June 18, 2006.〕 which he worries exhibits "anti-humanism".〔("Homo Sapiens, Get Lost," National Review Online )〕 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.〔(IPPY Awards 2001: The Results Are In! Announcing the Winners and Finalists of the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2001 )〕 Smith is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, having appeared on national programs such as ''Good Morning America'' and ''Nightline'', as well as internationally on BBC Radio 4. He has testified as an expert witness in front of federal and state legislative committees,〔For example, Smith testified against assisted suicide before the (U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, & Property Rights ), May 25, 2006〕 and is an international public speaker. He contributes a weekly podcast called What It Means to be Human, which is produced by the Discovery Institute. His work as a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute is with the Project on Human Rights and Bioethics. Smith is married to the syndicated ''San Francisco Chronicle'' columnist Debra Saunders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wesley J. Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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