An Assisted Suicide Bill in Illinois & A Medical Journal Article on Compassionate Release of Violent Criminals – Wesley Smith, 11/4/25 (3081)
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🗓️ 4 November 2025
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Wesley J. Smith of the Discovery Institute
Wesley Smith’s National Review Columns
Culture of Death: The Age of “Do Harm” Medicine
Forced Exit: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and the New Duty to Die
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| 2:03.1 | us in live on this Tuesday afternoon, the 4th of November. We're going to talk about an assisted |
| 2:07.4 | suicide bill in Illinois and a medical journal article on compassionate release of violent |
| 2:12.6 | criminals. Wesley Smith will be our guest. We'll spend some time with our listener email and |
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