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hauckeye

(637 posts) Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:40 PM Apr 2023

A prescient novel about abortion being outlawed in the US

It's called "Red Clocks", written in 2018 by Leni Zumas. In the novel, abortion is outlawed throughout the US and women are arrested and extradited if they try to enter Canada for the procedure. IVF is also outlawed, and single women cannot adopt a child. When I read it a few years ago I thought it was unbelievable. But now? Scary to think it could happen.

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A prescient novel about abortion being outlawed in the US (Original Post) hauckeye Apr 2023 OP

We are now all living in a dystopian novel. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #1

I have that book, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #2

Seems like a mix of "1984" and "Brave New World". roamer65 Apr 2023 #3

Irish_Dem

(47,960 posts)

1. We are now all living in a dystopian novel.

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:57 PM

Apr 2023

Years ago as an undergraduate I took an English class titled "Dystopian Literature."
I was young and it all seemed so farfetched and unbelievable.

I had no idea what was in store for the world.

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)

2. I have that book, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 05:44 PM

Apr 2023

Maybe I can move it to the top of my TBR pile if I finish my book challenges this year.

Thanks for the reminder.

roamer65

(36,748 posts)

3. Seems like a mix of "1984" and "Brave New World".

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 08:54 PM

Apr 2023

Either get jackbooted or pick your drug to “tune it out”.

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