Unwinding In A Dystopian Society

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After the Heartland War was fought over abortion, a compromise was reached, allowing parents to sign an order for their children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen years old to be unwound. Or taken to “Harvest Camps” and they have their body parts harvested for later use. This takes place in a dystopian society that tries to sugar-coat unwinding by stating that in this condition doesn’t technically end the child’s life; they’re just living in another person’s body. Unwinding can be in some ways beneficial for society but everyone’s life is valuable, and children’s life shouldn’t be taken away from them at an early age just because they’ve made mistakes, are disabled, or their parents don’t want want them.

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