As Colorado weighs public funding for abortion, analysts say the move could actually save money

As Colorado weighs public funding for abortion, analysts say the move could actually save money

Colorado lawmakers are poised to permit the use of public funding to cover abortions after voters removed that restriction last fall — and proponents argue it will actually save the state money. That’s because the annual cost of covering abortion through Medicaid and another plan — projected at nearly $5.9 million — would be slightly more than offset by the reduced costs to cover births, according to a state fiscal analysis. On Tuesday, a House …