 The Guttmacher Institute estimates this expansion would have the potential to avert as many as 7,980 unintended pregnancies, 2,650 abortions, and 4,150 Medicaid births annually.The Maryland Department of Legislative Services noted that "general fund savings from those averted births alone could be as much as $39.5 million".Mizeur co-authored a Washington Post editorial with Republican co-sponsor Delegate Mike Smigiel to champion both the fiscal savings and health benefits to this legislation.