It's been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig --- and hospital video released Friday shows he's working hard to recover.

A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far::It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig — and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.

  • xpinchx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    213·
    8 months ago

    This only really tracks if you’re vegan, which you may be. But if we slaughter a million pigs for meat is that really any different? We already incubate them for bacon, are you really so against this that you’d let a family member die than slaughter a pig for its heart?

    • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
      232·
      8 months ago

      He’s not that against it. He’s just posturing online. Very few people, maybe 0.1%, would choose a pig’s life over their grandmother’s. (No I don’t care if your grandma was a dick. Pick another beloved family member or friend.)

    • jennraeross@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      8 months ago

      Even as a vegan, it’s pretty up in the air imo. It’s well established that if your life saving medication contains animal products, you take the medication. This is more complicated for sure, but an argument can probably be made. I’m not sure what I feel about it.