California officials are hoping to solve the state's economic crisis with a new budget plan, but one industry is wreaking havoc on the state's economy.
Carol Hogan, communications director for the California Catholic Conference, reports that abortion is an industry in California and that the state provides the procedure on demand. She says individuals in the state can have an abortion whenever and wherever, compliments of taxpayers.
"You can have an abortion if you want it; there [are] no restrictions," Hogan explains. "You can have it anytime during the pregnancy; you can have as many in a year as you want. If you can't afford it, we'll pay for it."
She points out that California spent $23 million in 2007 on 80,000 abortions in MediCal. Even though she knows the California Catholic Conference cannot overturn state law on the procedure, her group is working to inform Californian voters on the issue.
"This is an education project right now. We can't legally stop the funding of abortion because of that California Supreme Court decision, but we can educate Californians that their tax money is paying for abortions," Hogan details. "I don't think a lot of them realize that."
The California Catholic Conference is teaming up with other pro-family organizations to educate voters on this issue.
Contact: Becky Yeh
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: October 15, 2010
