Edward K Wehling, Jr. was about to become a father to triplets. They’d planned on one child, found one volunteer. Now he has to find two more or he’ll lose one or more of their children. Edward K. Wehling wants all three of his children.
By this time, all diseases have been conquered. So has old age. And death, barring accidents, is an adventure for volunteers. People live hundreds of years. The population of the United States has stabilized at 40 million. So when a baby is born, someone has to volunteer to go to the municipal gas chambers, officially known as the “Ethical Suicide Studios.” Unofficially they’re known by such names as “The Catbox,” “The Sheepdip,” “Lucky Pierre,” and “The Waring Blender.”