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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by komali2 on Thursday January 26, 2017 @06:07PM (#13496219)
Generally the well-educated believe it is ethical and moral research, but there's a vast swath of America that believe that it is unethical, either from a misunderstanding of how the research is done, or simply from a total moral objection to the research at all.

So you're right, but it's still an issue until we can solve the misinformation problem.

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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by zhemao on Thursday January 26, 2017 @08:22PM (#13496984)
What misunderstanding do you think they have? Producing embryonic stem cells requires destroying an embryo. Yes, the embryos are mostly castoffs from fertility clinics and would likely be destroyed as medical waste anyway. But that doesn't matter one bit to people who believe embryos are human beings and deserve legal protection.
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