# Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Rebecca L. Walker
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Philosophy, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_l_walker_ethical_dilemma_whose_life_is_more_valuable)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

To protect against a possible resurgence of smallpox, the US government is funding research to improve treatments and vaccines. And since it's unethical to expose people to a highly lethal virus, labs are using monkeys as research subjects. But is it right to harm these animals to protect humanity from a potential threat? Rebecca L. Walker takes a look at this classic ethical dilemma. \[Directed by Sharon Colman, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Miguel d'Oliveira\].

## Lectures

1. [Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rebecca_l_walker_ethical_dilemma_whose_life_is_more_valuable/b4e22bf84a39), 6 min (TED's player)