The birth rate had been falling for years, but it absolutely cratered after the Great Shift. The body swapping event shattered relationships, and it also turned out that many men in women’s bodies were less than eager about the idea of getting pregnant and giving birth.
Governments began to implement all sorts of incentives to encourage reproduction. Those programs were enough to finally convince Buck, who qualified simply due to the fact that he had been shifted into a woman’s body.
He was on his third pregnancy at this point. He had gotten used to the process by now. Show up for artificial insemination, sit around at home for nine months, give birth, let the government collect the baby, and then take his check. It sure seemed better than working and holding a steady job!
People like Buck weren’t exactly ideal for the program, but the payout wasn’t exactly alluring for high income earners. But still, there were enough people like Buck that it got results!
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