To reduce the immense global population, the governments of the world establish a law that there shall be no birth for an entire year. All pregnancies will be aborted, and all illegal children will be killed. Years later, you are enrolled in a public school in New York after living with your parents on a base camp in Antarctica and being home-schooled for much of your life. The teacher asks you what your birthday is, and when you respond, the entire class is gawking at you.