Republican David Eastman suggested the death of child abuse victims could be a 'cost savings' to wider society.
could be"a cost savings," because it would mean they don't need"government services" later in life.
The committee was meeting to discuss how children are impacted by physical or sexual abuse, as well as witnessing domestic violence within their family home. Photograph of Representative David Eastman and a stock photo of sad child with his head between his legs left alone at home . Eastman asked whether the death of child abuse victims could be a"a cost savings" to wider society.could be economically beneficial to wider society, an argument he claimed to have heard.
The remark horrified Trevor Storrs, president of the Alaska Children's Trust , who hit back describing the loss of a child as"unmeasurable."
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