Japan, Islands of Infertility

第9話 Epilogue

At Dr. Shinohara’s home.

“Well, well. Really Good job. Miss Tsuyama. I am proud of you.”

“I am terribly sorry because of my overhasty you had lost your post.”

“It’s no problem. I felt rather relieved because I was released from annoying works.”

After his resignation Dr. Shinohara had enjoyed his post retirement time. Today Keiko and Kazuki visited his home to report the result.

“But I am anxious about…”

“You mean the Mr. Issiki’s Clone Baby?”

“Yes, the time limit has already passed. The abortion might be impossible at this timing.”

Three months ago Mr. Issiki gave them two months postponement. But they failed. Taking a time to wait for the official comment from the WHO, more than three months have passed.

Dr. Shinohara deeply sighed with embarrassment. At that moment the phone rang.

“Dear, it’s from police.”

“What? Police?”

Dr. Shinohara’s face stiffened. He took a phone.

“Yes, yes. Tomorrow two o’clock. OK, I understood.”

“She, that woman, the Clone Baby pregnant woman committed suicide yesterday.”

Keiko and Kazuki looked at each other.

“The DNA of the embryo completely corresponded with his father’s. It was a complete Clone of her husband. The Metropolitan Police Agency officially got the arrest warrant against Mr. Issiki. The suspicion for the violence of the Human Clone Regulation Act. The Police requests a hearing from me about details of his study.”

How piteous it was. She had challenged the world first Clone Baby and actually got a new baby. But she had been exposed to the terrible accusation on the SNS. She was said to conceive the monster or demon baby and recommended the abortion. She could not bear against such social attacks. As the result two precious lives were lost.

Keiko and Kazuki remembered the words of that Landlady of the hot-spring house.

“What is a child for us?”

Even if we cannot have a baby, we have to live and value our own lives.

After long silence Dr. Shinohara opened his mouth.

“By the way. When is the Wedding Ceremony of you?”

Keiko and Kazuki looked at each other with embarrassed expression.

“Oh? Won’t you marry, will you? I believed today you came here to report that.”

“Dr. Shinohara, it is really the overhasty of you.”

All of them burst out laughing all at once.

The End

(Postscript)

It is true that now in Japan unknown infertility is spreading. It is estimated one fifth of young couples need some infertile treatment. The exact cause has not been found yet.

Some study says this stressful society could make a human infertile. Another study is warning the influence of micro plastic.

I wish this Story would be a reference for whole human being.

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