Because mid-21st-century world populationRealityCheck!
exceeded projections and reached 11 billion*, there is a worldwide, government-sponsored,
life-long monetary incentive for not having children at all. Phrenicea
keeps count of every individual's offspring to enforce a semelparous policy, thereby
preventing "initiation" or
fertilization after one child by way of brainerama parameters controlling the
reproductive functions. This is reversible however, should a child not live
to reach maturity.
The latest statistics indicate
"g-twinning" is
winning" over copulation, which is not surprising. The reasons for the popularity
of human cloning are significant (listed in decreasing importance):
- most relationships are long-distance, facilitated by Phrenicea, minimizing male/female
physical contact and the opportunity for traditional copulation;
- pregnancy and childbirth are "outsourced" to in vitro birthing labs, eliminating
the need for a woman's physical body altogether;
- "parenthood" is more a status than a responsibility. The physical "burden" of
caring for a g-twin is placed upon remote 24/7 rearing centers. Contact is via
Phrenicea engagement as soon as the infant is capable. First physical contact could be years after
birth;
- each g-twin is owned as property by its initiator.
Ownership of one's progeny avoids litigation upon divorce or dissolution of a
relationship, the incidence of which has unfortunately reached 100%;
- "child-bearing" years can be pushed well beyond biological limitations.
*Caused by the unexpected increase in the average human life-span
RealityCheck!
by 24 years — primarily
through significant reduction in death rates from both cancer and heart disease;
and therapeutic cloning of replacement organs.
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