Now, I’ve noticed a tendency for politics to get rather silly

Via The Beacon, following this article on the WSJ, "Plants Have Rights Too!":

For years, Swiss scientists have blithely created genetically modified rice, corn and apples. But did they ever stop to consider just how humiliating such experiments may be to plants?

That’s a question they must now ask. Last spring, this small Alpine nation began mandating that geneticists conduct their research without trampling on a plant’s dignity.

Here's the PDF: "The Dignity of Living Beings with Regard to Plants"