Would terminology have mattered (re: stem cells)?

[Stinky The Clown]

What if, instead of calling it 'embryonic stem cell research', it was called something else. Like maybe .... I dunno ..... 'blastocystic cellular modification studies' ....... or ....... 'cellular regeneration studies'.

The use of the word 'embryo' is, in my view, what got the ill-informed, science hating, fetus-uber-alles, religiously insane all spittle flecked about this.

And the word was so convenient for our gawd fearing dictator to use for the icing on his one veto cake.

Embryo.

[napi21]

1. NOPE! It was strictly playing to the base! n/t

[asthmaticeog]

2. Nah.

If the scientific community called it 'blastocystic cellular modification studies,' they would have made something up like 'fetal harvesting' and gotten the media to go along with calling it that. Remember 'partial birth abortion?'

[blondeatlast]

7. Absolutely. See:

"Healthy Forests Initiative" and "Estate Tax" for two stellar examples; read George Lakoff for dozens more.

[asthmaticeog]

8. You mean "Death tax," no?

Estate tax was the legit name.

And yeah, Lakoff's outstanding. His stuff on the "Strict Father" model of governing is a must-read.

[blondeatlast]

9. Oopsie--blonde (and severe jet lag) moment. "Death tax" is indeed

what I meant.

[Totally Committed]

3. No matter what we or the scientists called it...

the other side would have made sure there was "embryonic" in their description of it. That was the key word. It says "potential baby" to the uneducated. If all of these were represented sure, viable pregnancies, no one would need invitro treatments more than once. None of these are "babies"on their own, and THAT is the lie that is keeping cures for so much suffering and misery from being found.

TC

[calico1]

4. No matter what the scientists called it

the bushites would have used "embryonic" in the description. Actually, I am surprised they don't call it something like "slaughtered baby stem cell research.":eyes:

[DaveinMD]

5. this is a winning issue for us

they are opposing research and losing the pr battle.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. I agree with you, Dave

That's why, right here in our home state, our 'dear' governor is playing to those in favor of it.

[K8-EEE]

6. No Because BushCo Corp$ Don't Want Cures

They make a killing out of "treating" chronic conditions and they don't want the government investing in curing their profits. So they would always term anything "human life." Human life stops needing protection at birth, to these lunatics.