Even those drafted into the military get paid for their time. If a State is literally “ordering” you to labor, then the Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. The average pregnancy lasts for 280 days, so put 6,720 hours of labor on your timesheet with the Department of Infants, Children, and Kids.
The rate for the first 2,080 hours is $7.25.
The rate for the last 4,640 hours is $10.875, for overtime.
Furthermore, because you're a full-time employee, you're entitled to group health benefits, FMLA, and COBRA.
Lets run the numbers…
- $15,080 for the first 2,080 hours.
- $50,460 for the last 4,640 hours.
- $30,000 for prenatal and delivery services.
- $4,000 of paid maternity leave.
- $15,460 of unemployment insurance / COBRA benefits.
- $15,000 WIC benefits till age 18.
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Total earnings: $130,000. Even if they only give you 73 cents on the dollar, that's still $94,900 that they should be forced to give you per child if they're that adamant about overturning Roe v Wade. If their pro life values are legitimately genuine, then will not have any problem paying someone to have a child.