ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a more general political argument on biotechnology, patents and morality. It makes some statements and a conclusion concerning consensus formation. The chapter explores the role of politics in this domain, the fundamental ethical point of view which underlies the Green's political position in this debate and the broader political context. It shows that patents and biotechnology separated from the context in which they function. They function in an economic context, in the concrete political organisation of this planet. The chapter explores that the discussion on patents cannot be separated from the way international politics is organised. Greens are put in the corner of the naive, Luddist, anti-technology freaks. The development and application of modern biotechnology is such a complex problem, this cannot simply be solved by better informing the public.
