Publication Date:
June 1, 2000
Abstract:
In May, 2000, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church adopted a resolution explaining and affirming the precautionary principle. This article explains the background and presents the text of the Methodist resolution on precaution. It first appeared in the web-based publication of the Science and Environmental Health Network (wwew.sehn.org). See
http://www.sehn.org/Volume_5-3_3.html and
http://www.sehn.org/Volume_5-3_4.html .