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Rated or Dated: The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

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Exploring Surrogacy and Female Agency in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

This chapter examines the themes of commercial surrogacy and women's exploitation through a critical lens on the 1990 adaptation of 'The Handmaid's Tale'. The discussion emphasizes the complexities of trauma, autonomy, and power dynamics affecting women in both the narrative and real-life surrogacy contexts.

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