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What happens in the handmaids tale IF

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MB134 · 05/09/2017 10:37

The mothers have an unhealthy baby/miscarriage? Would they be met with comfort or blamed for the complications?

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CMOTDibbler · 05/09/2017 10:42

I don't think there would be any comfort, but otoh, miscarriage and issues with the baby are so very common in their world that they wouldn't be blamed, it would be a case of move on and conceive another as soon as possible

YoungBritishPissArtist · 06/09/2017 13:42

In the novel, any 'unbabies', i.e. disabled or not white ended up in the shredder Sad

MB134 · 06/09/2017 15:01

WHATShock

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RightOnTheEdge · 08/09/2017 00:30

Shock Shock Shock

brokenshoes · 08/09/2017 17:43

In the book, babies born with defects are called "unbabies" or "shredders", which hints at their fate, but is not made explicit.

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