By Paul Stark Minnesota taxpayers have bankrolled elective abortions for low-income women for more than two decades. But the problem is getting worse year after year. In 2015, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, taxpayers reimbursed abortion...
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Minnesota Gov. Dayton’s non-factual argument for taxpayer funding of abortion
By Paul Stark The Minnesota Legislature passed a bill this spring that would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for abortion. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the bill last Wednesday. In his letter explaining the veto, Dayton writes: "State funding may only be used for...
Help Us Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars from paying for Abortions
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation A Pennsylvania state representative is planning to introduce a bill that would threaten your tax dollars. Representative Steven Santarsiero (D-Bucks County) is circulating a co-sponsorship memo...
Taxpayer funded abortions rise 16 percent; highest percentage ever in Minnesota
Taxpayers have paid more than $22 million to abortion centers, according to state agency ST. PAUL —After 19 years of taxpayer-funded abortions, Minnesotans are paying for 39 percent of all abortions performed in the state. Taxpayers have funded more than 73,000...