I reported earlier about the fertility rate woes for USA and half of US household have no children.
I admit I didn't see that coming. $5k bonus is good but what medals will do? Won't the mommies go out bragging that they bore kids and got this medal. This isn't necessary and can create a serious divide among women in an already so much divided USA on so many issues.
Anyways, enjoy this find by NYT without a paywall: https://archive.is/0RQky
And hope the idea of giving medals for something that women are natural to do doesn't take effect.
Being a man, I would want to demand a medal for the husbands of the mommies who will choose to bear kids. Producing babies isn't a lone act!!