Verfahren zur Technikfolgenabschaetzung des Anbaus von Kulturpflanzen mit gentechnisch erzeugter Herbizidresistenz. T. 17 Ethische Aspekte der gentechnischen Veraenderung von Pflanzen

This report discusses ethical aspects of genetically modified plants. The key question is, whether we can appeal to a biocentric moral order, which not only takes into account the rights and interests of human beings, but also acknowledges rights of nature and values plants for their own sake. Participants in the TA-procedure discussed how a biocentric moral view might be justified and whether it would render genetic engineering of plants, in particular the transfer of herbicide resistance genes from unrelated specied, a morally illicit act. (orig.)Available from TIB Hannover: RA 8991(94-317) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman