Well, first of all, my role is to call balls and strikes and to give a voice to half or more than

half or even sometimes like 80% of the country on the issues of the day.

CNN political commentator Scott Jennings talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues,

etc., making the case conference.

I think what CNN is doing in particular with the 10 o'clock show.

It's a real debating show and you're putting people at the table who have diverse viewpoints,

including conservative viewpoints. I think our commitment to that, honestly, is good for American

political discourse. And my job is to robustly participate in that and give a whole bunch of

people out there who thought maybe the mainstream media was ignoring them or didn't care what they thought, somebody to represent, authentically represent their values.

You can meet and hear Scott Jennings making the case for an alternative voice in the mainstream media at this year's Making the Case Conference, July 18th and 19th at Concordia University, Chicago.

Learn more at Issuesetc.org.

It is one of the battlegrounds, state by state, over funding for abortion.

What role should state Medicaid funding play in elective abortion?

Welcome back to Issues, Et cetera.

I'm Todd Wilkin, joining us to talk about a claim made by Prochoice Colorado lawmakers

that publicly funded

abortions would save state taxpayers money. Dr. Michael Neu, visiting assistant professor of

social research and political science at the Catholic University of America, senior associate scholar

at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, Paige Comstock Cunningham Fellow with Americans United for

Life and a columnist for National Review Online. Dr. New, welcome back.

Thanks, to have me. Much appreciated.

How many states currently cover elective abortion under their Medicaid programs?

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