What is the opera The Handmaid's Tale about?

In a dystopian future, women are forced into childbearing servitude by an extremist theocratic regime. The Republic of Gilead—a religious dictatorship that has replaced the United States—assigns Handmaids like Offred to bear children for elite couples unable to conceive, exploiting a devastating fertility crisis to justify their control. Escape is nearly impossible, but Offred remains determined to find a way back to her child, no matter the cost.