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"People ask me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research. I just enjoy reading the stuff, and some of it sticks in my mind and fits into the stories."
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| Contraceptone | ||
| A contraceptive with 100% success, for men and women. |
| ...the visiscreen flashed.
“This is Central Contraception Department, Clayborn,” said the robot voice. “Our records show that you missed your contraceptone injection which was due on February 28th.” Good old government procrastination ! It was now April 28th by the new thirteen-month - plus - Year - Day calendar. Kathrin had been banking on that. Alternative excuses flashed through her mind with the speed of neutrons. “I should have notified you,” she apologized smoothly. “I’m applying to the Selection Board.” “You are not supposed to do that without giving us six months’ notice,” said the robot voice severely. "The matter will be investigated and we shall report back.” |
| Technovelgy from Throwback,
by Miriam Allen deFord. Published by Startling Stories in 1952 Additional resources -
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In this year, not all women wanted to become mothers:
Compare to the Malthusian belt of contraceptives from Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley.
Never in her life had she thought of applying to the Selection Board in all sincerity. She didn’t want motherhood as a career, to spend all her fertile years incubating and bearing children at ordered, stated intervals. And she didn’t want babies by artificial insemination, either, carefully chosen in somebody’s laboratory and guaranteed to be the best eugenic combination. She wanted Jon’s baby.
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