Plants have Inherent Dignity -- Swiss


	Plants have Inherent Dignity -- Swiss

iulawboy

10-3-2008 7:23 PM

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switzerland, plant dignity, research, ethics

iulawboy says:

I'm all for respecting life and to not destroy it arbitrarily, but this may go too far.

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10-4-2008 6:02 AM

Antara

too far is right.....loony

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