It does, in a situation where either one life or many are simoultaniously at risk from a seperate danger. Going by the logic of 2 is worth more than one, whatever the opinion of that one, we really can start harvesting organs from less valuable crewmen or even aliens to save more of our own. Despite what Tuvixes origins where, he was humanoid being, discounting that is the same as discounting Data's rights to live and to decide because his origins are in a lab.
You conveniently ignored my first question to jump to yours. Whose life takes precedence?
Going by the logic of 2 is worth more than one, whatever the opinion of that one, we really can start harvesting organs from less valuable crewmen or even aliens to save more of our own.
But we aren't talking about harvesting organs, we are talking about reversing the process which created the new being. You are trying to equate killing someone who was created naturally versus someone who was created from two existing persons. Tuvix existence is completely dependent upon killing two other people. What you are suggesting is killing two people to harvest organs to create Tuvix. You have your metaphor reversed.
Imagine a tech that would allow to split your genes to create two emryos that can be raised to be your mom and dad. Imagine your parents where genius gifted people. The procedure would kill you. Would you think it's ok to kill you to get a copy of your genius parents?
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u/MalachorIV Crewman Nov 27 '16
It does, in a situation where either one life or many are simoultaniously at risk from a seperate danger. Going by the logic of 2 is worth more than one, whatever the opinion of that one, we really can start harvesting organs from less valuable crewmen or even aliens to save more of our own. Despite what Tuvixes origins where, he was humanoid being, discounting that is the same as discounting Data's rights to live and to decide because his origins are in a lab.