The author of "The Handmaid's Tale" has a message about Roe vs. Wade

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(CNN) --

Margaret Atwood, author of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale," shared her thoughts on the reversal of Roe vs.

Wade with four little words and a cup of coffee.

The writer posted a photo on Instagram of herself sitting in a chair, holding a mug with the words "I told you so" written on it.

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Just in case its meaning is misunderstood, its caption reads: "Coffee in Nova Scotia with a cup of coffee with the appropriate slogan..."

As laws regulating female bodies have proliferated in recent years, Atwood has become something of an unanticipated pop prophet.

Her 1985 novel tells of Gilead, a theocratic fascist America in which women are used as breeding sows for upper-class families.

A Hulu adaptation that first aired in 2017 brought the grim story even deeper into the cultural conversation.

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People dressed in the iconic red robes and white bonnets of history have been a staple of public demonstrations, from the women's marches during Donald Trump's presidency to the recent abortion rights protests after the Court Supreme annulled the case Roe vs.

Wade.

Women dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" in the Hart Senate Building, protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

Atwood admits that he did not imagine that his work of fiction would compare so much with reality.

"You write these books so they don't come true," he told People in 2017.

However, the subjugation and sexual coercion of women has always been a deep-seated truth in American history.

There was nothing fictional about the experiences of black women under slavery, nor is there anything fictional about the experience of women in poverty, immigrants, indigenous people, LGBTQ people, children, and others who are disproportionately at risk of exploitation. and sexual abuse.

Atwood has been a strong advocate for reproductive rights.

Following her Instagram post, she further clarified her position on Twitter: "When 'Handmaid's Tale' came out in '85, there was disbelief. I thought a religious right takeover in America was possible, and it was crazy Margaret. Premature, but unfortunately too close. That doesn't make me happy."

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