![]() ![]() Once one starts judging the case based on whether or not the reasons behind her decisions are acceptable enough, one has already answered the previous question in the negative. It is a question of whether or not Hope has a right to bodily integrity and to make choices for her unborn child. From my perspective, her refusal to justify herself is exactly the point of the situation. However, due to the current political climate, what should be a quiet personal decision begins to be escalated to extreme levels. ![]() This doesn’t seem like it should be a problem, since the Fix is not yet legally compulsory, and plenty of parents choose not to take it for religious or philosophical reasons. Hope does not intend to take the Fix, and refuses to give a rationale for her decision. The central story involves a young couple, Hope and Hugh, whose second child is on the way. This is one of the scariest dystopian novels that I’ve ever read, most likely because it is very easy to imagine a similar society rising out of our current world. ![]()
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