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adamlamonica t1_jddamb7 wrote

Stem cell reliant means massive push back from the right unfortunately.

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Terr_ t1_jddkrxx wrote

There's no reason for them to do it, although I admit it might happen out of pure ignorance.

The stem cells in this case are reprogrammed and grafted from the adult patient's own body.

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adamlamonica t1_jddkx52 wrote

The word stem cell is all theyll need to witch hunt it.

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MadCervantes t1_jddmww2 wrote

There is enough dumb stuff that right wingers do without needing to make up new stuff.

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adamlamonica t1_jddn108 wrote

They'll just conflate this with abortion

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MadCervantes t1_jddnpim wrote

They can't because there is no embryo. Look right wingers are bad but you're literally just making up shit to be mad about. Stop. Go do something use. Start a union at your workplace. Join a protest. Give food to the homeless. Get off the internet and touch some grass I am begging you.

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KonigSteve t1_jde2kgd wrote

Except they literally do. It doesn't matter that there is no connection anymore

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MadCervantes t1_jde3x2u wrote

I'm a leftist but I grew up very religious and conservative and I spend time with family still who are very anti choice and trust me: you're shadow boxing. Go do something useful.

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KonigSteve t1_jde7obv wrote

You're right, your particular anecdotal evidence is obviously the only thing that's right here.

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MadCervantes t1_jded44o wrote

You have some kind of aggregate evidence that shows this is a common refrain amongst conservatives? I'm all ears.

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LiveLifeLikeCre t1_jddpb48 wrote

It's all from the Christian lobbies. Church, evangelical, Christian nationalist money decides everything the right thinks it wants.

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Drewsef916 t1_jde2iou wrote

Unlikely.

There are many types of stem cells, the only type that are politically controversial and scrutinized from religious people are embryonic stem cells. And that is because these are the cells that go from inception, to baby. So to people who argue that life has begun with the emergence of these cells research on them is immoral as it is akin to harming a baby.

However the many other types of stem cells are not part of this controversy and have nothing to do with this stage of inception, such as hemapoetic stem cells used in bone marrow transplants, mesychmal stem cells etc. The stem cells utilized in this research would fall into this category, as they are adult somatic stem cells induced into a plueropotent state.

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UnarmedSnail t1_jdelkjv wrote

You're assuming that they won't just go after it reflexively by the name. Maybe if it's couched as helpful to wounded vets.

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