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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by actually_a_dog on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:17PM (#29885793)
> "Imaging-wise, pig hearts aren't too different from humans. Plus, we can give them a heart attack in the scanner and not go to jail. Some labs use dogs. I just can't do that."

I wonder if they'd feel differently if they thought about how pigs are more intelligent than dogs.

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by Gigachad on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:18PM (#29887005)
Basically all of society is about conveniently ignoring ethics in illogical ways because it provides immense inconvenience and reward. I'm sure they could convince themselves that giving a pig a heart attack is just as evil as giving one to a dog, but then they wouldn't be able to perform studies which will save millions of lives in the future.
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