Vatican Issues Ethics Guide for Animal-to-Human Transplants

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The Vatican's updated ethics guide on xenotransplantation makes clear that using animal organs for human transplants is morally sound when done responsibly. Catholic theology has no religious objection to any animal species as a source of organs or tissues, and genetic modifications are acceptable when animal welfare and biodiversity are respected. This is a thoughtful, humane framework that puts lifesaving medicine on solid moral ground.