{"id":2416882,"date":"2025-03-27T22:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-help-us-colorado-democrat-makes-case-for-killing-babies-because-a-murder-is-cheaper-than-a-birth-video\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T22:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:31:58","slug":"god-help-us-colorado-democrat-makes-case-for-killing-babies-because-a-murder-is-cheaper-than-a-birth-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-help-us-colorado-democrat-makes-case-for-killing-babies-because-a-murder-is-cheaper-than-a-birth-video\/","title":{"rendered":"God Help Us: Colorado Democrat Makes Case for Killing Babies Because a Murder Is Cheaper Than a Birth &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgod-help-us-colorado-democrat-makes-case-for-killing-babies-because-a-murder-is-cheaper-than-a-birth-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-accuser-and-former-aide-slams-new-york-lawmaker-for-claiming-200-ethnic-backgrounds\/\" title=\"Cuomo accuser criticizes NY lawmaker&#039;s claim of 200 ethnic backgrounds.\">controversial statement made<\/a> by Julie McCluskie,a Colorado Democrat and Speaker of the House,regarding a bill she is co-sponsoring that would require Medicaid and public employee insurance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-governor-makes-it-cheaper-for-women-to-abort-their-babies\/\" title=\"California Governor Makes It Cheaper For Women To Abort Their Babies\">cover abortion services<\/a>. During her speech about the bill,McCluskie emphasized the potential financial savings for the state if women opted for abortions rather of giving birth,suggesting that the costs of childbirth outweigh those of abortion. Critics argue that her approach dehumanizes the issue, reducing the value of life to mere economic calculations, and raises concerns about the ethical implications of such statements.the piece concludes that the language used by McCluskie reflects a troubling perspective on the value of children and their impact on social services.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One Democrat lawmaker has gone so far in supporting abortion, she&rsquo;s reducing the decision to murder babies to a cost-benefit analysis.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Julie McCluskie, a Colorado Democrat and Speaker for the House in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-blasts-purposefully-distorted-presidential-portrait-hanging-colorados-dem-controlled-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a> legislature, spoke on <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025A\/bills\/fn\/2025a_sb183_00.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a bill<\/a> she is currently co-sponsoring to require &ldquo;abortion care services&rdquo; to be covered by Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus program participants.<\/p>\n<p>It would also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">require public employee insurance plans<\/a> to cover abortions.<\/p>\n<p>During her time to speak on the bill, McCluskie focused on how much money the state could save if women chose to have abortions rather than giving birth.<\/p>\n<p>She reduced pregnancy and life to a price tag, concluding that those children should just die because it&rsquo;s cheaper.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SHOCKING: Speaker Julie McCluskie (D) is effectively encouraging Coloradans on Medicaid to have an abortion instead of giving birth, because it&rsquo;s cheaper for the state.<\/p>\n<p>This occurred yesterday. Really showing your cards <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McCluskieforCO?\">@McCluskieforCO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COPolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COPolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbhguaYLeO\">pic.twitter.com\/lbhguaYLeO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Shamblin (@scottpshamblin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottpshamblin\/status\/1904980599833796840?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She described to her colleagues how the state government would benefit financially from the bill. &ldquo;That savings comes from the averted births that will not occur, because abortions happened instead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A birth is more expensive than an abortion, so the savings comes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-chooses-former-star-tv-host-lead-medicare-medicaid-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicaid<\/a> births that will not occur,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>McCluskie was trying her hardest to put the situation in the most sanitized and digestible language possible.<\/p>\n<p>She was essentially saying that expectant mothers should kill their children rather than give birth, because it would be cheaper for the government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>She acknowledged that the abortion &ldquo;care&rdquo; will cost the state $1.5 million,&rdquo; but quickly added, &ldquo;again, a reminder that ultimately, the state will see a cost savings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video ended with McCluskie calling it &ldquo;truly an honor&rdquo; to be cosponsoring the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who looks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/school-children-rushed-hospital-major-bus-crash-shuts-interstate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> and childbirth in such cold, calculating terms has truly gone down an evil path.<\/p>\n<p>The language McCluskie used was not just sanitized for political purposes, it was outright dehumanizing.<\/p>\n<p>She made every effort to avoid the reality that she was talking about children dying so that the state can save money.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&rsquo;t ever occur to deranged, abortion-worshipping leftists that this country needs more children being born.<\/p>\n<p>Medicare, Medicaid, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-elon-musk-call-social-security-big-one-eliminate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Security<\/a> all need tax-paying, working Americans to support them.<\/p>\n<p>How does the left expect government programs to thrive while they promote murdering large segments of people who can pay into them?<\/p>\n<p>The footage was incredibly eerie and unnerving, as evil proceeded to calmly make its case.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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