It may have been morally dubious but it needed to be done. Tuvok was vital to Voyager's survival, Tuvix wasn't. (I haven't seen the episode in a while so I'll have to check Memory Alpha later.) Am I disappointed Neelix lived? Yes. Do I wish Tuvix made it out somehow? Yes. But Voyager needed Tuvok and there was no other way.
If Tuvok had died Voyager would have continued on without him. He was an important crew member but not vital. Tuvix was doing Tuvok's job adequately.
I think that the Doctor was a more important member of the crew than Tuvok was. But when the Doctor's mobile emitter was fused to create One ,Janeway didn't consider sacrificing One (even though he might be a danger to the crew) to get the mobile emitter back. The Doctor was able to carry out his job far more effeciently with the emitter and I would say that the emitter was more essential to the crew's survival than Tuvok was.
That is a Janeway Trend she never liked leaving anyone behind.
Without his mobile emitter he could never had gone done to the planet in "Blink of an Eye". If I remember correctly the info that he gain on the planet's surface was important in the long run (it has been a while since I looked at this episode so I might be wrong).
That is a Janeway Trend she never liked leaving anyone behind.
Like when she told Paris she'd kill him in a minute if he didn't follow her orders?
And Tuvix, after he'd become a member of the crew she wasted no time in killing him. Come on, we're talking about Bipolar Kate here.
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