Hart turned off the projection. “If you don’t want to wait for a potential miscarriage, I can help you,” she said. “It’s your choice to make.” Her voice held no judgement, as if what she offered wasn’t illegal in all fifty states. Women were meant to carry their first child and then be fitted with their IUD, with very few exceptions. Any subsequent children resulted in the additional child tax, which was at least six months of the average salary, and no birth bonus. Enough to financially devastate most families.
