This is a formerly Patreon exclusive episode of The Hidden Bookcase.

For our latest Patreon episode, we're discussing Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills, a short speculative fiction story published in Uncanny Magazine set in a dystopian future where abortion is criminalised and policed via mandatory implanted pregnancy-testing technology.

Click here for closed captions. Transcript available here.

Content warnings: Mentions of Roe v. Wade, forced birth and pregnancy, abortions, religious trauma, consensual surgery, nonconsensual surgical implants, ableism, racism, slavery, and suveillance. Joking references to mugging, weapons, and colonialism.

Media mentioned in this episode (roughly) in order referenced:

• Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

• Black Mirror (TV Series)

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

• Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

• Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

• Sophie Isella (Musician) [Spotify Page]

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com