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“They forced me, basically, to have a child,” she said of the state after the abortion ban. But then, “they didn’t help me take care of that child.”

The Year After a Denied Abortion Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it. projects.propublica.org/the-year-aft...

She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.projects.propublica.org Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

Forcing women to raise and feed a family is how they ensure that we have plenty of cheap labor. You may be willing to put up with less yourself, but you'll work harder for a child. They found it a high motivator to get people to fill minimum wage positions.