01
A Family of Their Own
Adam and Abigail want what once seemed ordinary: the chance to become parents and imagine a future together.
THE BAN ARCHIVE · 2051 FILE OPENED
IF THIS WERE THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE HUMANITY, WOULD YOU OBEY?
The world did not collapse. It signed the forms, opened the clinics, surrendered to necessity - and called it survival.
Pre-read question
The Ban saves billions. It takes one private freedom first.
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UN Resolution 2050/0001
Fictional resolution. Real moral pressure.
In 2051, Resolution 2050/0001 is presented as the humane alternative to extinction.
Pregnancy becomes a crime. Birth becomes evidence. Family becomes an act of defiance.
The machinery looks lawful, careful, and ordinary. That is why it works.
The human cost
They dreamed of having a child. Then the world began closing the door on the future.
THE BAN turns a global crisis into an intimate question: What do we owe the future when its survival demands the unthinkable?
02
Hope - or Responsibility?
In a world approaching collapse, bringing new life into it is no longer viewed as an entirely private choice.
03
No Choice Stays Private
When survival becomes law, the most intimate decisions can place ordinary people against the system—and against each other.
Canonical book
ENTER THE STORY
One forbidden pregnancy. One global resolution. One impossible choice.
THE BAN is a near-future dystopian conspiracy thriller by Dan Ogen about a worldwide ban on childbirth—and what happens when Adam and Abigail’s long-awaited pregnancy collides with it.
When the United Nations bans childbirth to prevent humanity’s collapse, Adam and Abigail discover they are finally going to become parents. Their choice will place them against a system designed to make resistance disappear.
World preview
Not a wasteland. A functioning society with a locked door.
The terror of THE BAN is its institutional normality: forms, clinics, databases, and polite notices - systems that sound compassionate until they reach your home.
Institutional trigger
Resolution 2050/0001
A fictional United Nations resolution adopted in 2050 and scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2051, prohibiting all future births in the name of human survival.
Healthcare shift
Medicine as Enforcement
Maternity wards and medical facilities are repurposed to enforce the Ban. Medical care becomes inseparable from compulsory termination.
LEGAL CONSEQUENCE
Pregnancy Becomes a Crime
Once the Ban takes effect, pregnancy is no longer protected as a private condition. It becomes a violation of global law.
THE QUESTION
After Abigail disappears, would you still obey the Ban?
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about THE BAN
Quick answers about the novel, its author, and its fictional world.
What is THE BAN about?
THE BAN is a near-future dystopian conspiracy thriller. When a worldwide ban on childbirth collides with Adam and Abigail’s long-awaited pregnancy, Abigail’s disappearance leads Adam to question the truth behind the prohibition.
Who wrote THE BAN?
THE BAN was written by Dan Ogen, the author and creator of the novel and its world.
What genre is THE BAN?
THE BAN is dystopian fiction and a conspiracy thriller set in the near future.
Where can I buy THE BAN in English?
The English edition of THE BAN is available on Amazon at a.co/d/00CqPxII.
Is Resolution 2050/0001 real?
No. Resolution 2050/0001 and the global ban on childbirth are fictional elements of the novel, created by Dan Ogen for THE BAN. They are not a real United Nations resolution, policy, or legal document, and no such ban exists.