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Pig lung transplanted into a human

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k__ ◴[] No.45076925[source]
Would it be considered haram even if you don't actually eat it?
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Vosporos ◴[] No.45077043[source]
> He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine[1], and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity—neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need—they will not be sinful. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

[1]: Eating pork is forbidden in the Old Testament in Leviticus 11:7-8 and Deuteronomy 14:8.

https://quran.com/2?startingVerse=173

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EA-3167 ◴[] No.45077059[source]
On the Jewish side of things there's a principle called "Pikuach Nefesh" which essentially means that outside of extremes like murder, rape, and other violent crimes against others, you should do anything possible to preserve life. If you're an orthodox Jewish doctor on the Sabbath, and someone needs your skills to live, you're required to break the Sabbath and help.
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1. discordance ◴[] No.45079379[source]
How strongly is this principal followed?

The current Israeli administration is governed by hard line Jewish leaders and don’t seem to abide by pikachu at all.