It's not unknown for religions to explicitly set the preservation of life above other rules, eg in Judaism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh https:

It's not unknown for religions to explicitly set the preservation of life above other rules, eg in Judaism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh