I just watched Measure of a Man, they rule Data has the right to choose. But in Voyager the EMH gets relegated to forced servitude. Why? Doesn’t that violate precedent?

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    7 months ago

    Tasha Yar, that’s why. Also there were some significant protests about holo rights by the crew stranded in space with the same people for some reason.

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      7 months ago

      In the alternate timeline before older Janeway goes back, the EMH has a wife. So presumably quite functional.

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        7 months ago

        Yep, he has to leave his sexual activity subroutines behind when he is sent back to the Alpha Quadrant to cure Dr Zimmerman. Seven calls them “unessential”.