Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Federal 20-week Abortion Ban Could Raise Medicaid Costs Up to $400 Million
Politico: CBO: Abortion Ban Would Raise Deficit, by Jake Sherman:
Nearly every single House Republican voted last week to increase government spending and push the nation further into debt — all to limit abortion access for some women.
The official budget scorekeeper of Congress says the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks, would increase Medicaid costs by as much as $400 million. . . .
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/2013/07/federal-20-week-ban-could-raise-medicaid-costs-up-to-400-million.html