I want someone who has had to chase their baby's father down for child support to run for President.

 
​The state is supposed to help with this. That's why states like Georgia want you to believe. That they ever help women. They don't. States like Arizona tout these "tough on deadbeat dads" policies, BUT THEY DON'T ENFORCE THEM.

Unless you are black? I'm not kidding, I can only find examples of black men being imprisoned for not paying child support, but I know at least 5 white dudes (I love family) that evade child support. They do this by purposefully underemploying themselves, or finding labor that pays cash and goes unreported. I know someone who is close to $20k in the arrears on child support for 1 of his four kids in separate states, and still nothing. He could be making $120k per year (that's what his last job was, when he first stopped paying). That's just one white deadbeat dad ignoring his children.

Is jailing men for not paying child support helpful to their children? Naw, not really. Because then they lose a parent and the parent's ability to pay for their needs.

So how in the actual breathing hell would it make sense to jail women who want to avoid an unwanted child AND this entire mess of a system that y'all can't manage? You want to put a pregnant woman in jail? Why is there is no one who supports this law who is ALSO suggesting that the fathers of those fetuses also go to jail?  Let's not forget that many women who need abortions already have children, and are considering the needs of their children in that choice. Since your focus is so often on children and not the woman, think of those kids too. 

I think some people never experience this and so they have no idea or believe that the state enforces things like child support on fathers, so they think it's fair to expect women to take all responsibility for any fetus that is conceived. It's not. Think about that when you vote, because any law that's tough on women will always be enforced toughest on WOC, (particularly black and Native American women), and remember that the law is always kindest to white men.

I included this article for some context, the accompanying report on US Child Support Enforcement is fascinating.

www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/us/skip-child-support-go-to-jail-lose-job-repeat.html

www.urban.org/research/publication/assessing-child-support-arrears-nine-large-states-and-nation/view/full_report