Is animal-organ transplantation allowed?

Library » Mitzvot » Kosher » About | Subscribe | What is RSS? PRINT EMAIL COMMENT Rabbi Yossi Turk: Bienvenidos Welcome. Un minuto ya lo atiendo. I'll be with you in a moment... Heshy: what is the Jewish view on transplantation between animals and humans? Heshy: thank you Rabbi Yossi Turk: hi Rabbi Yossi Turk: if necesary for health reasons, no problem whatsoever Heshy: doesn't it violate any laws of Kashrut? Rabbi Yossi Turk: you dont eat the part of the animal--its transplanted1 All names, places, and identifying information have been changed or deleted in order to protect the privacy of the questioners. In order to preserve authenticity, the chat sessions have been posted with a minimum of editing. Please excuse typographical errors, missing punctuation, and/or grammatical mistakes which naturally occur in the course of informal chat sessions. Footnotes 1. See "Is it kosher to wear a pig-skin coat?" . (http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/553,2029273/Is-animal-organ-transplantation-allowed.html) ADD A COMMENT Please email me when new comments are posted (you must be  logged in). RELATED CATEGORIES Miscellaneous » Health Issues » Medical Ethics Miscellaneous » Health Issues » Halachah for the Ill Email to a friend Post a comment cancel Loading...