State Rep. David Eastman said it's been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a "cost savings" because the child won't need related government services.
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Lawmakers in the Alaska state capitol voted overwhelmingly to censure one of its members who suggested the government could benefit in a fatal child abuse case.