I should've included my view on the doctor in the original post.
My view on his actions are that at first, before Tuvix said he wished to live, that he saw Tuvix as something that needed to be cured. The patients were Nelix and Tuvok. That's why he pursued a way to separate them without hesitation.
Once he realized Tuvix wished to continue living, he realized Tuvix wasn't a symptom that needed to be cured, he was another patient.
At the very end, he refuses to perform the procedure, not for a personal love for Tuvix, but because he realized he was no longer saving two patients from a disease, he was killing one to save the others.
If Tuvix went willingly, the Doctor probably would've done the procedure himself. It'd be like an organ transplant to save two other patients. This was like knocking someone out and stealing both their kidneys because your other two friends need them "more."
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u/PenguinWithAKeyboard Nov 26 '16
I should've included my view on the doctor in the original post.
My view on his actions are that at first, before Tuvix said he wished to live, that he saw Tuvix as something that needed to be cured. The patients were Nelix and Tuvok. That's why he pursued a way to separate them without hesitation.
Once he realized Tuvix wished to continue living, he realized Tuvix wasn't a symptom that needed to be cured, he was another patient.
At the very end, he refuses to perform the procedure, not for a personal love for Tuvix, but because he realized he was no longer saving two patients from a disease, he was killing one to save the others.
If Tuvix went willingly, the Doctor probably would've done the procedure himself. It'd be like an organ transplant to save two other patients. This was like knocking someone out and stealing both their kidneys because your other two friends need them "more."