Smith believe that granting "rights" to animals would inevitably diminish human dignity.

(2001). The Question of Method in Ethics Consultation: Transforming a Career into a Profession? The American Journal of Bioethics: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 42-43.

Harsh medicine -- Life unworthy of life -- The price of autonomy -- Creating a duty to die -- Organ donors or organ farms? -- Putting second things first -- Two legs good, four legs better.

The adamant and uniform pro-choice viewpoints expressed in each of the target articles demonstrates how mainstream bioethics has become a homogeneous and insular advocacy movement that seeks to ins...

Smith, Wesley J The growth in policies that force healthcare workers to participate in activities that are deemed both immoral and unprofessional as against the sanctity of human life has given rise to the need for bringing about conscience in health care. The need for fashioning proper conscience clauses and challenges faced in its implementation are highlighted.

The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 11, Issue 12, Page 6-9, December 2011.