Up the Long Ladder

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"Up the Long Ladder" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the syndicated American science fiction television show Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 44th episode overall, first broadcast on May 22, 1989. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the Enterprise becomes involved in two previously unknown Earth colonies' struggle for survival. The episode was controversial as Riker's destruction of his clone, and his justification of it, were seen as pro-abortion arguments that were unusually harsh in tone. The result was the episode received backlash from pro-life groups that resulted in the episode receiving limited play in reruns.

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