Social Issues in Canada

Social Issues

Genetically Modified Food
By: Meghan Juuti

A genetically modified food is a food produced using these techniques. Herbicide tolerant or harmful insect resistant soybeans, rapeseeds, and corns are among those that have been developed and produced.

Advantage Disadvantage
©« crops are more abundant
©« farmers would have a higher income because GMO are more in demand than naturally occurring food
©« longer shelf life of certain foods ©« some genetically modified foods may become resistant to certain pesticides and become overabundant
©« risk to the food web-animals could eat harmful GMOfs
©« cross-pollination


Euthanasia
Euthanasia is inducing the painless death of a person for reasons assumed to be merciful?

Advantage Disadvantage
©« individuals on life support can be relieved of pain that they are experiencing
©« citizens paying tax...