<Dd> Babies born physically deformed or with some other birth defect . They do not last but Offred does not know what happens to them . Pregnant Handmaids fear giving birth to a damaged child, or unbaby . Gilead forbids abortion and all tests to determine prenatal health of a fetus . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Keepers </Dt> <Dd> Babies that are born alive with no defects . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Babies that are born alive with no defects . </Dd> <P> "The Ceremony" is a non-marital sexual act sanctioned for reproduction . The ritual requires the Handmaid to lie on her back between the legs of the Wife during the sex act as if they were one person . The Wife has to invite the Handmaid to share her power this way; many Wives consider this both humiliating and offensive . Offred describes the ceremony: </P>

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