A new state report found Wisconsin saved $487 million between 2003 and 2007 because of a comprehensive family planning program targeting lower-income women, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
The program provides birth control for women making up to 185 percent of the federal poverty line ($19,240). For any number crunchers out there, including Patrick McEwan, the state estimates each birth covered by BadgerCare — the state health care plan — costs an average of $5,791.
Nevertheless, the Family Research Council didn’t hesitate to be quoted in opposition to this “travesty.” Their main beef is the birth control access granted to underaged women (15-17).
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