Singularity by Eldon Farrell

Author:Eldon Farrell [Farrell, Eldon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ascendant Ink
Published: 2018-08-13T22:00:00+00:00

36

Alexis woke with a start. She panted in the grips of an ominous feeling—like someone had walked over her grave.

Her HoloSphere glowed in front of her, the only illumination in the darkened office. A Sky Network anchor recounted the latest events in no more than a murmur. She increased the volume and reached for a glass of water.

A composed voice filled the room. “Protests against the world’s largest company continued yesterday. As the Senate debated Bill S.71, protestors feared what its passage could mean. The proposed Bill would grant AmeriGEN the legal right to offer artificial wombs—or ectogenesis services—to those wishing to use the technology. Touted as a step towards increased equality and a world where women will not need to bear the responsibility of procreation alone, the technology has its detractors.”

Alexis took a drink and leaned back on the sofa. She closed her eyes and listened to the anchor drone on. “Noted Civil rights attorney, Martin C. Ladner, spoke from Washington yesterday in defense of the protestors. He worried the more contentious parts of the Bill would allow AmeriGEN the freedom to tamper with the genetic source material, ostensibly to remove undesired genetic afflictions from the fetus. He noted, however, this tampering could cut both ways and, by granting AmeriGEN—who already possess the largest genetic database in the world—the freedom to interfere with fetus development, it could lead to them playing God.”

She opened her eyes and moved to silence her display. Her hand paused in mid-swipe. “Recapping our top story, a Union City Police Detective has been found dead. An apparent shoot-out took place at the abandoned Rouge Oreiller Hotel last evening, where it has been confirmed Detective Quinn Baker lost his life. Detective Baker was a five-year veteran of the police service.”

Alexis crumpled from the sofa to her knees on the floor. Her eyes welled up and tears dripped onto her rug. The anchor’s voice faded away, covered by her anguished scream.

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