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The case against bGH

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In the voluminous literature on the subject of bGH we have yet to find an attempt to frame the issue in specifically moral terms or to address systematically its ethical implications. I argue that there are two moral objections to the technology: its treatment of animals, and its dislocating effects on farmers. There are agricultural biotechnologies that deserve funding and support. bGH is not one of them. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988

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  • Gary Comstock, 1988. "The case against bGH," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 5(3), pages 36-52, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:5:y:1988:i:3:p:36-52
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02217658
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