at which point the state steps in to provide care for the child.

Again a woefully underfunded current circumstance. But also:

Nobody is forcing the woman to keep the baby. If the woman wants to,

Ah, so we'll only force her to HAVE the baby, then endure the guilt, shame, and pain of having her newborn (who she has at that point carried for nine months and bonded with) taken from her for adoption.

Getting closer and closer to Gilead the further the conversation goes.

My suggestion would be that I'm going to drop out of this discussion right about here.