 What will happen if Anne becomes pregnant?
Conditionally Human By WALTER M. MILLER, JR. [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] They were such cute synthetic creatures, it was impossible not to love them. His wife was in a hurt mood, and he could neither endure the hurt nor remove it. "A small child is an imbecile. But think—we get this house rent-free; I've got my own district with no bosses around; I make my own hours; you'll meet lots of people that stop in at the pound. If I don't want to follow my aptitudes, the only choice is common labor. "They assigned me to it because I liked babies. And because I have a B.S. in biology and an aptitude for dealing with people. Destroying unclaimed units is the smallest part of it. He ripped the splinter loose when it became obvious that she didn't want to be kissed. The suburban street wound among the pastel plasticoid cottages that were set approximately two to an acre on the lightly wooded land. With its population legally fixed at three hundred million, most of the country had become one big suburb, dotted with community centers and lined with narrow belts of industrial development. "Whose child are you, Rorry?" he asked. A class-C couple, allowed no children of their own, could get quite attached to a cat-Q-5. When a pet neutroid died, a family was broken with grief; but most couples could endure the death of a cat-Q or a dog-F. Class-C couples were allowed two lesser units or one neutroid. You will immediately begin a systematic and thorough survey of all animals whose serial numbers fall in the Bermuda-K-99 series for birth dates during July 2234. This is in connection with the Delmont Negligency Case. Seize all animals in this category, impound, and run proper sections of normalcy tests. He disclaims memory of deviant's serial number. This could be a ruse to bring a stop to investigations when one animal is found. If allowed to reach age-set or adulthood, such a deviant could be dangerous to its owner or to others. Hold all seized K-99s who show the slightest abnormality in the normalcy tests. Its replacement-quota of new neutroids was around three hundred animals a month. He tried to estimate how many of July's influx had been K-99s from Bermuda Factory.
 Anne and Terry will be forced to divorce, and they will be given a hysterectomy and a vasectomy, respectively.
 Anne and Terry will be arrested and sterilized.  Anne and Terry will be executed.  Anne and Terry will be arrested, and Anne will be forced to abort the pregnancy.  Anne and Terry will be forced to divorce, and they will be given a hysterectomy and a vasectomy, respectively.