SEE IT: Chris Murphy calls ‘universal free childbirth’ a ‘really worthwhile idea’

Sen. Chris Murphy (DOn Sunday, -CT supported the “worthwhile idea” The article “universal free child birthWhen he linked from an article entitled “Babies are Good” Twitter feed from conservative magazines

“My interest in this issue comes from a different place than this author. But…it is true that our nation should have far more policies that promote child birth, and universal free child birth is a really worthwhile idea,” The Connecticut Democrat tweeted.

BIDEN NOMINEE’S WAR ON CONTRACT WORK IS REALLY A WAR ON PARENTS

The American Conservative This article discusses the anti-abortion, fiscal, and political debate that has erupted since Catherine Glenn Foster (CEO of Americans United for Life) and Kristen Day (executive director of Democrats For Life of America), co-wrote an 18-January piece for. Compact Magazine about childbirth in America.

In the following are the authors Compact “dizzying costs for childbirth” Both “unworkable and untenable.” The “”average cost In the United States, childbirth costs nearly $19,000

The researchers also observed that “even privately insured mothers will likely pay more than $3,000 out of pocket simply for delivery… 1 in 6 privately insured moms were on the hook for more than $5,000 in out-of-pocket expenses.”

They also wrote: “1 in 11 of those families paid more than $10,000 out of pocket for the birth of their baby.”

“Childbirth is the No. 1 reason for hospitalization in the United States, and that hospital visit can be extremely pricey,” Glenn Foster wrote Day.

Murphy is not alone to like this proposal. U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-OH), called it an “interesting proposal.”