The Bill of Life- an Unwind fanfiction

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"...And so you see the very thought of touching a life before it is born is well, unthinkable!" The general of the pro-life forces argues.
"The idea that a baby has a soul from conception is completely ridiculous and I will not tolerate hearing it! Before a baby is birthed it is just a bunch of cells! The mother should be able to do whatever she wants with those cells, even get rid of them!" shouts the pro-choice leader in response.
"Gentleman, gentleman, please! We did not come here to fight but to come to a solution," Admiral Dunfee says. "And I have a proposal I think you will all be happy with." He begins reading off of a presentation, "This is the Bill of Life. *Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child 'unwound'*"
"What's unwound?" The pro-life general interrupts.
"If you let me finish, you might be able to find out!" Admiral Dunfee snaps, "As I was saying, *parents can choose to have their children unwound whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different patients, so life doesn't technically end,*" he finishes. "If you both sign this bill we can finally put an end to this dreaded civil war."
"That sounds like a good idea to me, it gets rid of unwanted children without ending their lives. I'll sign!" says the pro-life leader.
"It's good enough for me, it still gives parents an opportunity to dismiss their responsibility of parenthood and that's all I care about." agrees the pro-choice leader.
"The bill of life also has 'The Storking Initiative' which allows mothers to leave their babies on the doorstep of a stranger's house. As long as the family didn't see who did it the baby is legally theirs, but if the mother gets caught she is legally required to keep the baby," the Admiral continues, "If you will both sign the bill we can finally put a stop to the fighting." The leaders all bend over to read the bill. Then, one by one, they all sign their names,
"This is a good thing you've done men. Now, finally, there will be peace," Admiral Dunfee says. But inside, he's not so sure.

*taken from "Unwind" by Neal Shusterman

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