The austerity is an attempt to offset the money the US will lose from tax cuts for the ultra wealthy.
It’s their way of giving the appearance of a balanced budget.
In reality, the austerity measures are just another transfer of wealth to the ultra wealthy.
The anti choice crowd took a vulnerable woman and gave her an income in order to make her a poster child. She was exploited.
And who cares if she changed her mind later? Other women still deserve reproductive rights.