26 Jun 2022 1:29 pm
Do state tax dollars pay for abortions?Every state has the option to use their own funds to supplement Medicaid coverage for abortions, or to restrict it. There are 16 states required by state law or court order to pay for essentially all abortions for Medicaid recipients. Michigan once paid for half of all abortions in the state when our Medicaid program covered abortions on-demand. In 1988, 57 percent of Michigan voters affirmed a ban on Medicaid-funded abortions, dropping the number of abortions by 25 percent within two years. Since 1988, estimates show the ban has prevented more than 250,000 abortions.