# I wonder why we haven't heard about this. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 30, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881 "2013-07-30T04:27:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/81 "2013-08-02T15:41:19Z")
Given how little the OP has said, who cares whether he is conservative? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/82 "2013-08-02T16:15:25Z")
I wish the family well and for a minimum of pain in what will undoubtedly be a long and emotionally-fraught struggle. But this thread remains pointless. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/83 "2013-08-02T16:53:31Z")
This thread has convinced me. I am 100% in favor of the right of a woman to choose whether she brings a child into the world or chooses to terminate her pregnancy. Unban 'em all, I say. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/84 "2013-08-02T17:24:21Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Given how little the OP has said, who cares whether he is conservative? He’s conservative with his words. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/85 "2013-08-02T17:24:51Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Imma play both sides: Birth defects for some, tiny American flags for others. _Enthusiastic applause_ ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/86 "2013-08-02T17:30:53Z")
I have no tolerance for people who bury other people alive. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@Tequila\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Party)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/87 "2013-08-02T18:17:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I don’t think the OP is conservative. What gave you that impression? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/88 "2013-08-02T18:31:31Z")
I skimmed his/her posting history. Nothing that appears controversial in the first few pages. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/89 "2013-08-22T20:54:13Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Medical question, but since the forum is kind of wonky anyway: is it possible to artificially “grow” a pair of kidneys [ala this article on stem cells](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8443740/Scientists-create-human-kidneys-from-stem-cells.html)or do they have to wait for an infant with healthy kidneys to die? While that was a great early demonstration, it is nowhere near even experimental for implantation. We cannot currently grow organs outside of living organisms. This is certainly a great direction for cloning and stem cell research to explore, how to take your own cells and manufacture viable stem cells that then grow the specific organ in question in a lab vat, but we are no where near there. The article said “ten years”, which is the standard answer that means “we could some day eventually figure this out, but not without a ton of money and time and hope we don’t encounter weird complications like we’ve seen with Dolly and cloning and such, so yeah, 10 years, or infinity, either way”. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/90 "2013-08-22T21:08:26Z")
Oh, and we didn’t hear about the story because of privacy laws. Hospitals will fire people who talk to the press about famous patients. Wait- is that the debate? Free Speech vs HIPAA? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/91 "2013-08-22T21:14:13Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > So she had a kid without knees, or something? Oh dear. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/92 "2013-08-22T21:57:53Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > So she had a kid without knees, or something? They’re praying he doesn’t grow up to have a wide stance. Because that can lead to homosexuality. ---
**Author:** ![Doughbag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/93 "2013-08-22T23:23:13Z")
Ok, I forgot…. What was this thread about? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/94 "2013-08-23T02:00:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > They’re praying he doesn’t grow up to have a wide stance. Because that can lead to homosexuality. Or a career as an NFL center. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/95 "2013-08-23T02:08:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Or a career as an NFL center. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/96 "2013-08-23T05:55:15Z")
> [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > I just wanna know what Civil War reenactments you’re going to that have beat up pickup trucks in them. He/she said Civil Ware, not Civil War. What does Civil Ware have to do with Civil War reenactments? ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/97 "2013-08-23T20:54:07Z")
At my last reading I was 53.76% for abortions. I had recently seen a pro-life billboard though, so that may be artificially low. I am 100% against the OP having a debate in it though. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/98 "2013-08-24T04:18:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m not sure what the debate is here but I’m willing to go on record as being against birth defects. As a compulsive devil’s advocate, I am forced to come out\* for\* birth defects! No, wait, not that compulsive. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/99 "2013-08-24T04:53:35Z")
I oppose androphagous dingoes. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/100 "2013-08-24T05:13:06Z")
For the sake of argument, can we just all assume the baby’s gay? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881.md?page=6)