great need vs. human rights theme

The following kind of dilemma is illustrated: Can it be morally justified to violate human rights, for example to take someone's children, if that is the only way to protect your own people?

7 total · 7 choice

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf2x19 choice we pondered whether Ivanova could be subjected to scan in spite of her objection
tng1x17 choice We must ponder whether the aliens were justified in taking other people's children in order to save their own race.
tos3x06 choice do they have the right to take Spocks brain?
tos3x13 choice Scalosians need breeding stock
tos3x17 choice a sample of Kirk's blood vs. the extinction of a people
tos3x18 choice the Zetarians take Mira's body
voy5x26 choice a social ethical dilemma we were perhaps made to ponder in general