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Swiss Values Come to San Francisco

With the Swiss declaring “plant rights” and castigating the “decapitation” of wild flowers, it was only a matter of time before these ideas came to San Francisco. I can’t prove it yet, but the evidence is beginning to come in. In this morning’s Leah Garchick . . . . Continue Reading »

Flora Rights!

You all knew it was just a matter of time, didn’t you? Yes, some ethicists have said that it is morally wrong to decapitate flowers and appear to have opined there is something of a right to life for plants. From the story: PLANTS deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts says, arguing that . . . . Continue Reading »

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