Show-Me Cost Of Legal Abortion In Missouri

From a moral standpoint we might actually agree with this politico . . .

Then again . . . Playing fast & loose with the economic numbers is also a moral hazard that will certainly help kill public trust in government.

Here's a progressive rock mag calling him out for the claim . . .

"Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is obstructing an effort to enshrine reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, claiming legalizing abortion could cost the state “as much as $51 billion dollars” — a figure that is roughly equivalent to the state’s entire budget this year. The Republican made the outrageous claim in a letter to Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, the man responsible for estimating the fiscal impact of ballot initiatives."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri AG Claims Legalizing Abortion Could Cost the State ... $51 Billion

"Aborting unborn Missourians will have a deleterious impact on the future tax base," Andrew Bailey has argued in trying to block a ballot measure