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* Anderson, Poul. Virgin Planet (1959) - A caste of doctor-priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.
* [[Poul Anderson]], ''[[Virgin Planet]]'' (1959) - A caste of doctor-priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.
* Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale - women who can breed have their breeding controlled - other children taken from them,s o they are free to be bred.
* [[Margaret Atwood]], ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' - women who can breed have their breeding controlled - other children taken from them, so they are free to be bred.
* Burgess, Anthony. The Wanting Seed - homophobic & misanthropic tale in which reproduction is controlled, and infanticide is encouraged
* [[Anthony Burgess]], ''[[The Wanting Seed]]'' - homophobic & misanthropic tale in which reproduction is controlled, and infanticide is encouraged
* Donovan Rita. The Plague Saint - reproduction controlled in the aftermath of an aids-like plague ...
* [[Rita Donovan]], ''[[The Plague Saint]]'' - reproduction controlled in the aftermath of an aids-like plague ...
* [[Jane Fletcher]] - A caste of priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.  
* [[Jane Fletcher]] - A caste of priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.  
* Friesner, Esther. The Psalms of Herod (sequel: The Sword of Mary) (abortion and birth control are outlawed, and reproduction is controlled through infanticide)
* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]'' (sequel: The Sword of Mary) (abortion and birth control are outlawed, and reproduction is controlled through infanticide)
* Hall, Sandi. Wingwomen of Hera (Spinsters / Aunt Lute: 1987)
* [[Sandi Hall]], ''[[Wingwomen of Hera]]'' (Spinsters / Aunt Lute: 1987)
* Hall, Sarah. Daughters of the North - Women in the UK are fitted with a cervical coil to prevent reproduction. A group of militant women resist.
* [[Sarah Hall]], ''[[Daughters of the North]]'' - Women in the UK are fitted with a cervical coil to prevent reproduction. A group of militant women resist.
* McNeill, Pearlie. "The Awakening" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)
* [[Pearlie McNeill]], "The Awakening" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)
* Monteleone, Thomas F. "Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep" (in Dystopian Visions, edited by Roger Elwood (Prentice Hall: 1975).
* [[Thomas F. Monteleone]],  "Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep" (in Dystopian Visions, edited by Roger Elwood (Prentice Hall: 1975).
* Payes, Rachel Cosgrove. "Come Take a Dip with Me in the Genetic Pool" (in Dystopian Visions, edited by Roger Elwood (Prentice Hall: 1975).
* [[Rachel Cosgrove Payes]], "Come Take a Dip with Me in the Genetic Pool" (in Dystopian Visions, edited by Roger Elwood (Prentice Hall: 1975).
* Stewart, Jean. Isis Series. (the evil Elysium society locks fertile women into [[breeding camps]])
* [[Jean Stewart]], Isis Series. (the evil Elysium society locks fertile women into [[breeding camps]])
* Tepper, Sheri. The Gates to Women's Country
* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gates to Women's Country]]''
* Weston, Susan. Children of the Light. Post-holocaust US. Most men have mysteriously died; society is continued in small enclaves visited by government men who impregnate the women (and very young women). One young man is transported into this grim future and makes a life with the women and children of a small village.
* [[Susan Weston]], ''[[Children of the Light]]''. Post-holocaust US. Most men have mysteriously died; society is continued in small enclaves visited by government men who impregnate the women (and very young women). One young man is transported into this grim future and makes a life with the women and children of a small village.
* Wilhelm, Kate. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
* [[Kate Wilhelm]], ''[[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]''
* Wyndham, John. "Consider Her Ways"
* [[John Wyndham]], "Consider Her Ways"
 
 
; Mandatory infanticide
* [[Anthony Burgess]], ''[[The Wanting Seed]]'' - homophobic & misanthropic tale in which reproduction is controlled, and infanticide is encouraged
* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]'' (sequel: The Sword of Mary) (abortion and birth control are outlawed, and reproduction is controlled through infanticide)
 
 
 
; Mandatory abortion
 
 
; Mandatory birth control
* [[Sarah Hall]], ''[[Daughters of the North]]'' - Women in the UK are fitted with a cervical coil to prevent reproduction. A group of militant women resist.
 
 
 
; Compulsory pregnancy / reproduction
* [[Nigel Farringdon]], ''[[The Year of Compulsory Birth]]'' (2001)
* [[D. F. Jones]], ''[[Implosion]]''
* [[Jean Stewart]], [[The Isis series]] (breeding camps) (first novel)
 
 
; Small group controls reproductive permits
* [[Poul Anderson]], ''[[Virgin Planet]]'' (1959) - A caste of doctor-priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.
* [[Jane Fletcher]] - A caste of priests control the reproductive technology on an all-female planet.
* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gates to Women's Country]]''
 
 


[[Category:Reproduction themes]]
[[Category:Reproduction themes]]
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]]
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]]

Latest revision as of 11:02, 14 December 2010


Mandatory infanticide


Mandatory abortion


Mandatory birth control


Compulsory pregnancy / reproduction


Small group controls reproductive permits