use of science pt 2

Question 1

THT - reproductive tech & forced surrogacy

Answer 1

scientific approach strips autonomy & becomes a suppression tool
advanced fertility screening/medical interventions

Question 2

THT - genetic control & eugenics

Answer 2

selective breeding echoing historical eugenics programs. science weaponized for social engineering

Question 3

THT - medicalised pregnancy & births

Answer 3

childbirth as a state-controlled event . pre-natal care in prenatal care serves Gilead’s interest rather than mother’s wellbeings which reduced women to vessels rather than autonomous individuals

Question 4

THT - surveillance & technological control

Answer 4

methods of surveillance eg. systematic monitoring, psychological conditioning etc ensures obedience
mirrors real-world advancements in surveillance states

Question 5

THT - chemical and pharmaceutical restrictions

Answer 5

access to contraception etc is eliminated to reinforce state control over bodies. scientific advancements in reproductive health are withheld.
demonstrates how technology can be leveraged to enforce ideological goals

Question 6

THT - colonies and environmental degredation

Answer 6

where unwomen etc are sent expose the darker consequences of technological progress. pollution etc highlight how unchecked industrial advancements have led to environmental collapse & science fails to address these technological threats

Question 7

THT - psychological and neuroscientific manipulation

Answer 7

gilead employs conditioning techniques to ensure compliance. handmaids undergo brainwashing through repetition, religious indocrination & social pressure
psychological science is exposed to maintain authoritarian power.