Pesticides Persuasive Essay

Pesticides, or the substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to plants, have proven to be detrimental not only to the insects destroying the plants but also to the humans and animals consuming the product. Getting rid of pesticides will not only benefit the environment but also us consumers, as it will lessen the amount of endangered species and reduce the risk of toxins entering the body. It is therefore of great importance that we consider this bill, one to abolish the use of pesticides. Pesticides are harmful to the health of human consumers. To begin with, let’s establish the risks and effects it has on the body. Martin Bourque, a program director at Food First reveals that “The use of pesticides in farming creates serious health risks. These ill effects include cancer, liver dysfunction, and abnormalities in the reproductive system. Pesticides cause these problems by disrupting the human body's endocrine and hormone system. New evidence indicates that the proper functioning of the human body's most important regulatory system, the endocrine or hormone system, can be severely altered due …show more content…
In a recent study conducted by Sonia Shah, she has concluded that, “three recent epidemics that have devastated populations of amphibians, bees, and bats can be traced to low-level exposure to pesticides. Toxicologists believe that these seemingly benign levels of pesticide impair immune function in wildlife, leading to outbreaks of disease” (Shah). The recent bee population decrease has proven to be detrimental to all areas of life. Bees, the natural pollinators of the world, are a natural keystone species. They allow crops to grow and reproduce due to the process of pollination (Schutt). If pesticides continue to destroy bee colonies and populations, there will be no crops to protect, therefore even furthering the idea that pesticides should not be