How about we have a liberal/progressive NGO, setup and maintain a server that holds the sworn statements of all those who are opposed to embryonic stem cell research that they reject and refuse all medical treatments derived in whole or in part from embryonic stem cell research. True believers could then cement their status as such by submitting their names and affidavits to the NGO for inclusion on the server.
So what say those in opposition? Would you be willing right now to forswear any and all medical treatments so derived, in perpetuity? If not, why should I not consider that position hypocritical? What would be the reason for not making such a sworn statement for you and your families?
Would this not be the way to let the market decide? If enough people signed up to refuse those treatments, they would be obviously not profitable and would be abandoned. Or, could it be that there is a reason not to trust market forces?
If it is set up as I describe in my opening paragraph, then there is no cost to the tax system and no cost to the (mythical) honest conservative who believes strongly enough to back their words with their body, their breath. No one would be forced but the list would of necessity be publicly accessible. No persecution, no coercion, no punishment for declining, only the public knowledge of who is and isn't of sufficient character to add substance to their rhetoric.
Any takers?
CAFKIA
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