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How Monsanto and Biotech Companies Violate the Nuremberg Code

By Garry Rogers @Garry_Rogers

How Monsanto and biotech companies violate the Nuremberg Code

“The basic human rights protections established by the Nuremberg Code, which was adopted immediately after the end of World War II, continue to serve as a global template for how human beings are to be treated by the scientific community. But the modern equivalent of the Holocaust is now taking form under the guise of feeding the world and saving the planet, with Monsanto and others in the biotech industry routinely testing their chemicals and faux foods on the public without informed consent, just like amoral scientists did in the death camps.

“As far as medical experiments go, every individual has the right under the Code to consent, or not, to being used in scientific trials or tests that involve toying around with new or unusual substances. This constitutes the essence of the Code, which expressly prohibits human experimentation unless the person being experimented on first gives his or her permission, with full disclosure of any potential adverse events.”

Full article: theresistanceunited.com

GR:  The Nuremberg Code does not protect nonhuman species, but since other species influence human health, it should.


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