What are the ethics of xenotransplantation?

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What are the ethics of xenotransplantation?

Answer 1

In general, however, the use of pig and cow tissue in humans has been met with little resistance. The tissue is harvested from agricultural animals that were already being butchered, which is less offensive to most people than the idea of raising a primate (which due to its genetic similarity would produce more suitable organs for transplants to humans) solely as an organ donor. Similarly, while some individual Jews may not wish to receive a pig valve based on their personal beliefs, the rabbinical view is that the use of pig valves in humans is not a violation of kashruth law.[3] In fact, killing a pig in order to save a human life is a requirement in the Jewish faith, under the laws of pikuach nefesh.

In 2005, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council declared a five-year moratorium on all animal-to-human transplantation, concluding that the risks of transmission of animal viruses to patients and the wider community have not yet been resolved

Answer 2

Situational ethics based on moral relativism.No lines are drawn by those that believe all technology is good.There's a deeper answer dealing with the Golem,but enough said.

Answer 3

no you will have to eat a bunch of poo first