Fitzpatrick Stands By Lower Cost Estimates For Proposed Abortion Ballot Initiatives

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is sticking by his office’s estimates of how much it would cost the state if voters were to legalize abortion by adding it to the State Constitution.

His audit says it could cost local governments about 50-thousand dollars a year, with no costs or savings to the state.

Two fellow Republicans are suing his office, claiming that the proposal to make most abortions legal again could cost the state around 12 Billion dollars a year.

He says they’re wrong.

Fitzpatrick says his job is to provide unbiased information to Missouri voters.