@Lemmingwise
Oh I agree, the solution to this is more pregnancy testing if you're sexually active. If you're careful then it should be avoidable. I personally am pro abortion, as shit happens, but it should be a last resort.
But your knowledge of how pregnancy tests work is misguided. It takes about a week to a week and a half for a woman's body to develop detectable HCG levels to pass a pregnancy test, so therefore she can't take it as soon as she has sex. Assuming a 28 day cycle, the earliest Stacy can do it is on day 21, and even then the test may give a false negative. So the guideline is to wait until you think your period is late as you will have the best confirmation.
I've mentioned it before, but PMS symptoms are very similar to early pregnancy symptoms. Stacy may actually be duped by them because one early pregnancy symptom is light bleeding and she may conclude that it's the start of her period. It usually lasts for about 2 days and isn't enough to fill a pad, so when that stops she'll have her suspicions. But that occurs at 1.5-2 weeks after conception, which places her at the end of week 4, so that still isn't a lot of time.
Unless Stacy has had kids before and knows how her body reacts to a pregnancy or she's very meticulous about her cycle, its unlikely that she'll know by the end of week 4. Most women just keep track of their period by using a basic period app tracker. I've never heard of a woman my age (early/mid 20s) tracking their mood with them unless she's trying real hard to get pregnant.
And you can't call in sick for two days in a row in the US without losing your job?
Personally, I can, but consider the average woman getting an abortion. She is not financially prepared to have a child. This isn't conjecture:
lower class women are more likely to have abortions as they get pregnant way more often that middle class women. It's harder for lower income people to take days off work, I'm sure I don't have to explain that point. The core issue here is that there is a lack of sex education and contraceptive access for these women. Ultimately, I'd prefer it if there is a world where abortion isn't necessary, but the way to go about that is to get rid of the need for abortions by providing easier access to contraceptives and education, not stop abortions themselves.