tragic dilemma, n.All

The Tragic dilemma (n.) has ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a third answer besides killing and being killed: to be killed — not out of masochism or a death instinct, but so that the child will live.