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Carrying an unwanted pregnancy quadruples the odds that a new mother and her child will live below the poverty line and triples the chances of the mother being unemployed, according to the groundbreaking research project,
A Texas mother of a toddler, scraping by on her husband's income, was desperate to return to work but struggling to afford child care. A young Florida warehouse worker had barely left behind a turbulent past of homelessness and abuse only to be mired in debt.
"Having a baby is harder when you're poor," said one anti-abortion professor. "The poor should be 100% the focus of policymaking."
As abortion bans throughout the United States begin to take shape, the stakes are highest for low-wage workers who cannot afford child care expenses. A combination of factors makes unwanted pregnancies exceptionally difficult for lower-income women.