Does one recite a blessing on forbidden food eaten to save one's life (pikuach nefesh)?

BlessingsFood Blessings

Synopsis

The Mechaber rules one recites a blessing both before and after eating forbidden food when it is consumed to save one's life.

Early Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
Major authority

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