Lawyer and award-winning author, Wesley J. Smith, is the host of the Humanize podcast and Chair of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. In May 2004, because of his work in bioethics, Smith was named one of the nation’s premier experts in bioengineering by the National Journal. In 2008, the Human Life Foundation named him a Great Defender of Life for his work against assisted suicide.
Smith left the practice of law in 1985 to pursue a career in writing and public advocacy. He is the author or coauthor of fourteen books. His latest book (2016), Culture of Death: The Age of “Do Harm” Medicine, is a revised and updated edition of his award-winning Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America. Culture of Death was named Best Health Book of the Year for 2001 (Independent Publisher Book Awards).
Smith has published hundreds of articles and opinion columns on issues such as the importance of being human bioethics, eugenics, transhumanism, medical ethics, and public affairs. He is an international public speaker, appearing frequently at political, university, medical, bioethics, religious, industry, and community gatherings across the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and at the UN.
