Is Merylin to blame?
Yes, I do think Merylin is to blame for the whole situation. Although she didn’t know what the law was, she could have just waited for her brother to return to earth to see him. So, if she didn’t go to space to see her brother they wouldn’t have to be in this big pickle of having to stick by the law and kill her, because the ships only get just enough fuel to get them there, and the extra weight just weighs the plane down more, which would have to use more fuel then they were given, which would kill her and six other men because the serum wouldn’t have gotten to them.