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.
האם התרופה הטבעית ברזל עדיף של חברת הדס כשרה לפסח? כתוב עליה שהיא אינה מכילה קמח וחיטה. אני צריכה לקחת אותה כדי להעלות את הברזל
I volunteer in MADA (Magen David Adom), also on Shabbat. What is the best way to use a Motorola beeper which receives typed messages on
אמצנו ילדה בת 15.5 (בת אחותי) שהוריה נהרגו בתאונת דרכים והיא בעצמה נפצה קשה מאוד. בגלל פציעתה היא מוזנת כפג דרך צינורית לקיבה ומזונה הוא
