I am pregnabt and have been diagnosed with anaphospholipid antibody syndrome. We had a son still born because i had a blood clot that traveled to the umbilical cord. My perinatologist has me taking heparin injections to avoid this happening again. I just discovered that the heparin I am using is produced from pig intestine mucous! I need guidance on how to proceed. What are the implications of using medicines derived from pork products? Thank you for your advice.
The only halachic prohibition regarding pig-derived products is against eating them and, under certain circumstances, conductiong business with them. However, it is permissible to use pig-derived products for making shoes & clothing, and in the pharmaceutical industry.
Therefore you should proceed to follow per your perinatologist's instructions.
It is important to emphasize that whenever there is a danger to life, even the prohibition against eating pig products is set aside.
Dear Team at Schlesinger Institute I hope you are all well.Just wanted your views and possibly to point us towards some literature about the following case:Lady
האם יש עניין לא להכנס להריון בזמן שיש חשיפה למתים (לא ניתן להפריד בין מתים יהודיים ושאינם יהודים) בנתיחות פתולוגיות שבועיות?
יש לי בעיה שאני לומד גמרא או קורא יש נעשה לי כאב ראש נוראי ושאני סוגר את הגמרא ותוך דקה כאב ראש עובר לי ושב
