The Daily Caller reveals pro-life systems save taxpayer dollars
Param SinghThe Daily Caller reported Tuesday that a Maternity Home Tax Credit system in Missouri saved over half a million dollars in taxpayer funds.
St. Raymond’s Society maternity home in Columbia, Missouri, saves taxpayer dollars by “limiting future public spending on resources for homelessness and other social benefit programs,” The Daily Caller reported.
The program, which seeks to prevent abortions while supporting mothers and soon-to-be mothers in need, “gives donors to pro-life maternity homes a 70% return to use on their taxes.”
Maternity homes typically provide a variety of goods and services to pregnant mothers, such as diapers and baby clothing, mentoring, coaching, and clinical counseling.
“Along with saving lives,” The Daily Caller reported,
the long-term impact of these programs means women are less likely to fall into poverty and more likely to receive higher levels of education and therefore contribute more to society in the long run, drastically decreasing their need for future public resources like homeless support or additional healthcare or poverty benefits, the report found.
The Daily Caller added that the program was saving the state roughly $28,750 per person.
