If they really cared about the fertility crisis they wouln't make the fertile women mate with the sterile men. That's just an excuse. What they really want is power.

She's being threatened with death unless she does it. That is rape, regardless of whether she realizes it. The equivalent of being kidnapped by a man with a gun who will shoot you if you don't do what he says. But, sure, you always have a choice.

I don't think there's a lot of children or teen-agers to have sex with, thanks to the low birth rates.

I agree. Straight men designed it, and when did they ever have taste? I love the way the commander thought he was dressing Offred up to look glamorous, and instead she looks like a cheap hooker and Moira can't help laughing at her.

Look at any war or genocide and you will see people kneeling next to a pit waiting to be shot. They could fight or make a run for it since they have nothing to lose. And most don't. Human nature.