# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/101 "2013-08-24T12:22:04Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > For the sake of argument, can we just all assume the baby’s gay? That’s debatable. My opening statement: The baby’s too young, yet, to have any idea of what sexuality means. Sexuality, and thus ‘gayness’ _develops_ as the child develops. A child can’t be ‘gay’ until the she develops a _concept_ of sexuality that differs from her peers’ ‘normal’. _Let the debate :rolleyes:finally:rolleyes: begin!_ ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/102 "2013-08-25T06:32:20Z")
Well she is a congresswoman so she has really really good health insurance and plenty of money so no problem. Had this happened to me-or most people–that baby would be dead. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/103 "2013-08-25T06:37:14Z")
> [@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? They could have another baby and raise it as a donor. I think you can get along with only one kidney. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/104 "2013-08-26T20:41:47Z")
Perhaps they will determine the sexual orientation of the baby by having male or female kidneys transplanted. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/105 "2013-08-26T23:47:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Probably, but it’ll be worth it when their Alternative Medicine makes my extra bone disappear! Hookers are classed as alternative medicine now? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881/106 "2013-08-27T17:37:01Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > 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 see you haven’t had your federally-mandated trans-vaginal ultrasound and consultation yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881.md?page=5)