When the Supreme Court decision challenging Roe v.
Wade leaked and the United States woke up to the fear of an abortion ban, many observers and netizens immediately cited
The Handmaiden Scarlet
, the book by Margaret Atwood, which describes a society in which women are reduced to slavery to bear the children of their “masters”.
The author, a longtime activist for women's rights, spoke on the subject in an article published by the
Guardian
.
"Forced childbirth is slavery", writes in particular Margaret Atwood in an extract from her book of essays
Burning Questions
relayed by the publication.
“Women who cannot decide for themselves whether or not to have children are reduced to slavery because the State arrogates to itself ownership of their bodies and the right to dictate to them how they should be used. do it,” she adds.
perpetual fight
Asked by a Twitter user to tell the US Supreme Court that “
The Scarlet Handmaiden
should not be used as an instruction manual,” Margaret Atwood replied without hesitation: “It's already too late.
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The author's book has in any case generated a protest movement that is gaining momentum in the United States.
Women, who fight against patriarchy, dressed in red with a white cap, like the characters of the work (and the eponymous series, broadcast by Hulu), have also recently gathered to demonstrate in front of the building of the Supreme Court in Washington DC
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