In a shocking revelation, a Colorado Democrat has turned the sacred decision of life into a mere cost-benefit analysis. On Tuesday, Julie McCluskie, a Colorado Democrat and Speaker for the House, spoke on a controversial bill she is co-sponsoring. This bill aims to mandate “abortion care services” coverage under Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus, alongside requiring public employee insurance plans to cover abortions.
During her address, McCluskie astonishingly focused on the potential financial savings for the state if women chose abortion over childbirth, reducing the precious gift of life to nothing more than a price tag.
SHOCKING: Speaker Julie McCluskie (D) is effectively encouraging Coloradans on Medicaid to have an abortion instead of giving birth, because it’s cheaper for the state.
— Scott Shamblin (@scottpshamblin)
March 26, 2025
McCluskie detailed the fiscal “benefits” of the bill, stating, “That savings comes from the averted births that will not occur, because abortions happened instead. A birth is more expensive than an abortion, so the savings comes in Medicaid births that will not occur.”
In her attempt to sanitize and sugarcoat the harsh reality, McCluskie implied that expectant mothers should choose abortion over childbirth for the economic advantage of the government. She claimed, “This bill will actually decrease costs for our Healthcare Policy and Financing Department, our Medicaid expenditures in both this year and out years, as the savings from averted births outweigh the cost of covering reproductive health care for all Coloradans.”
She admitted the abortion “care” will initially cost the state $1.5 million but reassured, “ultimately, the state will see a cost savings.” The video concluded with McCluskie expressing “truly an honor” in co-sponsoring the bill.
Such a dehumanizing view of children and childbirth is not just politically sanitized but morally disturbing. The language used by McCluskie ignores the gravity of discussing the death of children for state savings.
Leftists who glorify abortion fail to realize the critical need for more children in our nation. The future of programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security depends on having tax-paying, working Americans. How does the left expect these programs to flourish while advocating for the elimination of future contributors?
The footage was a chilling encounter with evil rationalized in cold terms.
This article was initially published on The Western Journal.
