Discordant Cellular and Organ Xenotransplantation—From Bench to Bedside

Reichart, Bruno; Guethoff, Sonja; Mayr, Tanja; Buchholz, Stefan; Abicht, Jan‐Michael; Kind, Alexander; Brenner, Paolo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16441-0_19

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“…Xenotransplantation has only recently advanced into clinical trial with islet cell transplantations (as a therapy for diabetes) and pig corneal transplantation . Organ transplantation is currently being tested on non‐human primates (NHPs) and will enter clinical trials once the survival of NHP organ recipients consistently lasts for 6 to 12 months, given the absence of problems associated with immunosuppressive therapy .…”

Section: Identifying and Resolving Ethical Issues Associated With Xenmentioning

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Jewish ethics and xenotransplantation

Mathieu

2016

Xenotransplantation

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Background Although exclusively secular approaches to xenotransplantation are methodologically necessary to establish a fundamental verdict on its theoretical ethical acceptability, it is nevertheless pragmatically appropriate to take into account specifically religious positions, as religion is a factor relevant to societal acceptability. Apart from the aspect of societal acceptability, Jewish bioethics, like other religiously embedded ethics, may enrich the broader ethical discourse on xenotransplantation, as some of its principles—pikuach nefesh being the most prominent one—are plausible even in the framework of secular ethics. Methods This paper first explores concepts of normativity in Jewish ethics before identifying specific ethical issues in Jewish bioethics and possible resolutions offered within the framework of Jewish ethics, and then finally examine the implications for the broader debate on xenotransplantation. Results Religions in general and Judaism in specific cannot and should not be systematically excluded from ethical debates, not only because they may provide helpful input, but also because religion, religiousness and the affiliation to a religion can be crucial factors regarding the societal acceptability of specific medical technologies and procedures as they may be important aspects of an individual's identity. The principles of Jewish bioethics may be compelling to those who do not necessarily share the specifically religious prerequisites on which Jewish ethics is established. Among these rather cogent concepts is the status of natural law and naturalness, which is far more open to medical technologies and procedures deemed as unnatural and thus morally wrong by other religious parties in public discourse. Conclusions Jewish ethics has strong tendencies toward supporting xenotransplantation given a certain criteria is met. No categorical bans on xenotransplantation can be established on the grounds of Halacha.

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Section: Identifying and Resolving Ethical Issues Associated With Xenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Jewish ethics and xenotransplantation

Mathieu

2016

Xenotransplantation

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Discordant Cellular and Organ Xenotransplantation—From Bench to Bedside

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Jewish ethics and xenotransplantation

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