I found it very interesting how the common way to prevent yourself from being unwound is by getting yourself pregnant, since a pregnant girl is protected by law from being unwound.
On page 92, Sonia says, "'If you really want to stay alive, honey, have him get you pregnant again. They won't unwind an expectant mother, so that will buy you nine whole months.'"
This shocked Risa and Connor, and it also shocked me. I am wondering if this is part of the reason that there are so many more pregnancies in this society. Perhaps girls get themselves pregnant since the know for a fact that they cannot be unwound. Also, this can be paired with the fact that babies can be storked, so the girl does not even have to keep the baby. It's like the ideal idea (in this world)- get pregnant so you cannot be unwound, and then stork it so that you do not have to have the responsibility.
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