Brandishing a new report from Brookings, Max Fisher shows how "health care subsidies on birth control actually save you money — a lot of money":
The savings come from averting health care, child care, and other costs associated with unplanned pregnancies. [It's] a rate of return of 100% to 500%, making it one of the safest and most profitable investments anywhere. … As an added bonus, you'll also reduce the number and rate of abortions, 90% of which are estimated to be for unintended pregnancies. And you'll reduce the number of unwed mothers (if you happen to think this is a number that should be reduced), who carry 70% of unplanned pregnancies.
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