Colorado lawmaker argues for taxpayer-funded abortion… because it’s cheaper than birth

As Colorado lawmakers consider a bill to enable taxpayer-funded abortion in the state, House Speaker Julie McCluskie argued that legislators should be in favor of killing preborn children… because it’s cheaper than paying for Medicaid-funded births.

Senate Bill 183 would require taxpayer-funded abortion and would also mandate that public employee insurance plans cover the cost of abortions. It passed the Senate last month and is now being considered in the House.

The shocking statements were made during a House Health & Human Services Committee hearing last week.

“A birth is more expensive than an abortion,” McCluskie said. “Ultimately, we do achieve a cost savings because of the averted births that will not take place.”

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Colorado House Speaker advocates for abortion because giving birth apparently costs more than killing a baby. This is absolutely sickening.

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2:02 PM · Mar 27, 2025

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When McCluskie refers to “averted births,” she is actually talking about the brutal murder of preborn children in the womb. The only way to prevent a preborn child who is already living and growing from being born is to either starve him, dismember him, or poison him.

But according to supporters of the bill, this killing is preferable because it’s cheaper than supporting these individuals once they’re born.

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“That savings comes from the averted births that will not occur because abortions happened instead,” McCluskie explained.

The statements were blasted by many in the pro-life community.

“Seriously, the bill’s sponsors are saying that if more babies die by abortion it will be cheaper for the state,” Dr. Catherine Wheeler, a former abortionist-turned pro-life OB/GYN told the committee.

Brittany Vessely, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference, also took issue with the statement, as well as the idea that there would even be a cost savings.

“The fiscal note drastically underestimates the cost of abortion, especially late abortion,” she told The Denver Post. “To say that this saves the state money because of a one-time payment — it’s abominable. We’re talking about the lives of children.”

Despite the clear admission that money is more important than human lives, SB 183 passed committee on a party-line vote.