Could they? Yes. Would they? Depends on their mindset. For some, vegetarianism is dogma, and they would avoid anything that even appeared to come from a living animal. I've met some hard-core vegans (no eggs or milk) who won't even eat a soy dog for that reason. They think that it's virtuous to give up the idea of eating meat altogether.
That said, people like this are in the minority. There would be some who wouldn't eat replicated meat simply because they don't think meat is healthy, whether real or replicated. But people like this don't usually have trouble scarfing a soy hotdog or a veggie burger, 'cause it isn't really meat.
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