PIG ORGAN TRANSPLANTS MAY POSE A DILEMMA FOR SOME JEWS AND MUSLIMS

PIG ORGAN TRANSPLANTS MAY POSE A DILEMMA FOR SOME JEWS AND MUSLIMS: The taboo against pork is deeply entrenched in both religious traditions. But the prohibition is not absolute. By Roni Caryn Rabin The sacred texts of Judaism and Islam are in absolute agreement when it comes to the pig: It is taboo, unclean and unfit for human consumption. For Jews, pork is “treyf,” the very opposite of