He ain't heavy
Abortion is against science and its against common sense, its murder plain and simple. We need to
ban it altogether, this article hits the nail right on the head.
Penny Nance: World'''s tiniest surviving preemie shows abortion isn’t in line with science or common sense | Fox News
So, 1. How much has Saybie's care cost so far, from her mother's hospitalization to date? (& if Saybie has ongoing issues [likely], those costs are going to continue to pile up. Possibly, they'll get worse as they go - it's unexplored country, because Saybie weighed so little @ birth.)
2. What is the total budget for ObGyn services (NICU, ventilators, 24-hour nurses, doctors on call, meds, monitors, etc.) across the US?
3. If you divide the figure from #1 into the figure for #2, you'll know approximately how many children like Saybie (with a similar expenditure per child, @ least) the country can afford.
On pre-term birth, see
Preterm Birth | Maternal and Infant Health | Reproductive Health | CDC
On preterm birth costs, see
The impact of premature birth on society | March of Dimes
"How much does premature birth cost society?
"In
2007, the Institute of Medicine reported that the
cost associated with premature birth in the United States was $26.2 billion each year. Here’s how the numbers add up:
- $16.9 billion in medical and health care costs for the baby
- $1.9 billion in labor and delivery costs for mom
- $611 million for early intervention services. These are programs for children from birth to age 3 with disabilities and developmental delays. They help children learn physical, thinking, communicating, social and self-help skills that normally develop before age 3.
- $1.1 billion for special education services. These services are specially designed for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21. They help children with development and learning. Children can get these services at school, at home, in hospitals and in other places, as needed.
- $5.7 billion in lost work and pay for people born prematurely"
(My emphasis - more information @ the URL)
Plus noted impacts to the child's performance @ school, the child's prospects for work, & possible impacts to SSI. In
2007, the March of Dimes noted 1 in 10 births in the US were premature.