Hmm, Both my parents have had pig valves put into their hearts as replacement valves. My dad had one for 6 years before he died, my mom got one about a year and a half ago. Both Jewish but non-kosher and non observant.
I always did wonder if getting a pig valve (also known as "tissue valve" for the more PC terminology) rendered them unjewish??? -----Original Message----- From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Pig transplants Heard on the news about biotech developments which would remove a gene from pigs so that their organs would not be as likely to be rejected by humans. This would enable pigs to be "farmed" for organ transplants. Guess they aren't concerned about missing out on the observant Jewish and Muslim transplant recipient markets... -Ben ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
