P-Stews didn't want to be completely upstaged by one of Brent Spiner's best performances

TNG s3e16 "The Offspring"

The remainder of his speech:

You acknowledge their sentience, but you ignore their personal liberties and freedom. Order a man to hand his child over to the state? Not while I am his captain. If you wish, you can accompany us to Starfleet, where we shall see... [then Troi delivers the bad news]