To start, in America pregnancy has become a hot topic in politics, particularly around abortion. Politicians will use abortion in order to bring religious voters to their side. There have been many laws created around abortion and when it is allowed and aan overview of these laws can be seen here. Even though laws exist already restricting women during pregnancy, there are still people fighting for more laws, or more restricting laws, and really, no matter what laws are in place, there is always going to be a moral and ethical dilemma. In The Future Home of the Living God the goal of rounding up the women was to protect human DNA, which could be seen as reasonable. However, the way they were capturing women and treating them raises a question of ethics.
A real life example of birth limits can be seen in China. In 1979 the chinese government limited families to only one child per family to reduce the population and reduce the harm the population was causing on their environment and country (Festini). These laws were successful in their goal. The population was reduced to a sustainable amount and now those laws have been lifted. These laws also provided an opportunity for women to exit their traditional household roles since their families were much more limited in size. Overall this program was a success in achieving their goal, however more problems and questions are arising today revolving around the ethics of this law and its impact on society today. In both Erdrich’s Novel and in life today these reproduction laws are limiting women's bodily autonomy, even if the law is created to better the future of society. There must be a more ethical way to reach the same goals without mistreating women and limiting their autonomy. Festini F, de Martino MTwenty five years of the one child family policy in ChinaJournal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2004;58:358-360
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