Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable?

What is a concern related to samples of the virus that causes smallpox?

• That they can be used to create biological weapons

• That they can be used to study the evolution of the virus

• That they can be used to improve animal health

• That they can be used to create more effective vaccines

Why is research being funded to improve treatments and vaccines against smallpox?

• To improve the health of animals

• To prevent the spread of the disease in humans

• To protect animals from experimentation

• To study the evolution of the virus

What argument is presented in the text about determining the value of a life, whether human or non-human?

• That animals have no moral value

• That moral value can be binary or in degrees

• That suffering is the only determining factor

• That only humans have moral value

What is mentioned as a criterion for granting moral status to a being according to Kant's philosophy?

• Its ability to suffer

• Its ability to recognize the individuality of other beings

• Its ability to reason and act voluntarily

• Its ability to cooperate with other beings

What stands out about monkeys in the text?

• Their high social and intellectual capacity

• Their inability to live in social groups

• Their lack of ability to recognize other individuals

• Their inability to learn from others

What is a criticism presented in the text about making moral decisions based on calculations?

• What is a criticism presented in the text about making moral decisions based on calculations?

• That they can lead to unpredictable results

• That they are always accurate and reliable

• That they do not take ethics into account

What is posed as an ethical challenge in the situation described in the text?

• The pressure of the government to obtain quick results

• The uncertainty about the research results

• The lack of resources to carry out the experiments

• The possibility of saving human lives

What is one of the ethical conclusions raised in the text about animal experimentation?

• That animal suffering should not be taken into account in decision-making

• That animals should not be used in scientific experiments

• That the value of a human life is always superior to that of an animal life

• That it is always morally acceptable to sacrifice animals to save humans