The Morality of GMOs

GMOs and their Businesses

Issues:

• foreign GMOs typically cheaper than food grown in its native country
• growing large amounts of GMOs requires equally large amounts of workers
• some companies have marketed products without testing to determine if said products are harmful or not

However, there are some major concerns being raised over GMOs.

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Genetically Modified Organisms

(aka, GMOs)

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The Solution?

First World Countries:

• more money
• smaller meals
• throwing away food

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The positives of

With food an ever increasing problem, leaders around the world constantly worry about our eating habits. Some predict a population expanse so huge and so sudden there will be worldwide hunger, and even starvation, while normal food production rates are expected to remain the same.

• not enough money
• not enough food
• poverty = hunger

Third World Countries:

Eating Habits Around the World

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Pope Francis recently published an Encyclical titled On Care for Our Common Home. He briefly discusses how GMOs have potential to help solve world hunger, but there are some areas that need to be straightened out.

• grow no matter what
• small farmers have better lives
• more food worldwide

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• only a select few individuals or corporations have complete control over GMOs
• concerned for small farmers' livelihoods
• "Each year sees the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species." - Pope Francis

So: Are GMOs Morally Acceptable?

The general consensus is YES

YES

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however

O'Driscoll, Peter. "AAI Forum Report, October 2002." Center of Concern. 11 Feb. 2003. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. <https://www.coc.org/node/208>.

Pope Francis. Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home: Encyclical Letter. 9 Mar. 2016. Print.

Stanton, Sue. "Food Fight: The Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Food." U.S.Catholic. May 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. <http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201405/food-fight-pros-and-cons-genetically-modified-food-28878>.

There are so many components in the creation and distribution of GMOs that steps need to be taken in order to ensure the entire process is a moral one.

• produce more food without endangering other life
• make sure no companies in charge of distributing GMOs are taking advantage
• local economies need to be taken into account

Works Cited

• require more herbicides/pesticides than normal crops
• farmers are forced to use older and more risky chemicals on GMOs
• livestock avoid GMOs

The Morality of GMOs

GMOs

The Negatives of GMOs

by Jessica Hamilton

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