[NonValueAdded]

About 5,832 women enrolled in the program between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005, with 1,097 giving birth. The numbers increased the next year, with 8,748 enrolled through April 30 this year and 1,601 deliveries.

Anyone else have trouble with those numbers? Do they even administer pregnancy tests before giving benefits or is something more sinister going on? The fetal mortality rate is horrifying. What was the purpose of that program again?

Those responsible for the estimates need to be fired for gross incompetence.

[freepatriot32]

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[txdoda]

Anyone else have trouble with those numbers?

Again this addresses free 'prenatal care', but it sure looks like many move on to another state to actually give birth.

Could be they've figured out which states will then offer up the biggest welfare check for this new citizen.

[mikeybaby]

"Those responsible for the estimates need to be fired for gross incompetence"
Those responsible will be put on paid leave (ie., vacation) until the situation blows over, at which time they can dig their hands further into the taxpayer pocket.
While still being incompetent thiefs.
Geesh.

[browardchad]

Anyone else have trouble with those numbers?

Yes -- 14,580 pregnant women enrolled in the program since '04, and only 2,698 gave birth? Is this some kind of fuzzy math? What happened to the other 11,882 pregnancies? I have a feeling we're not talking about fetal mortality, or even abortion, just a really bad program, badly mismanaged.