This is Issue 36 of the American Reports Series. Originally published December 2025; updated January 2026 to address the January 6, 2026 decision from the Wyoming Supreme Court striking down Wyoming’s gestation-based abortion limit Introduction In post-Roe America, a legal divide exists between states that protect unborn children and their mothers and those that shield […] The post Abortion Law in America Today: Introduction and the Pro-Life States appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Most observers of the abortion debate would likely agree that it is primarily a matter of ethics, a contest between the Hippocratic standard of respect for human life and various forms of humanistic pragmatism that allow abortion as a way to address personal and social problems. Resolving that debate has engaged philosophers of medicine, religious […] The post Quality and Integrity in the Great Abortion Data Debate appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Additionally co-authored by Francois K. Domagni, Daniel J. Tsang, and Christopher Craver Abstract Background: Research concerning the long-term health consequences of induced abortion is constrained by both the limitations in the availability of data necessary to construct complete reproductive histories, as well as the limitations in the analytical methods necessary to interpret them. Objective: This […] The post Patterns of Prior Induced Abortions and the Likelihood of Subsequent Natural Pregnancy Loss: Exploratory Application of Pregnancy Outcome Sequencing appeared first on Lozier Institut
The relatives will be here soon, and you have almost all of the Christmas meal planning done, but you realize that you forgot the cranberry sauce and need to make a grocery run. At the store, you see a familiar sight: the cheerful face of a person donning a red apron, ringing a bell, asking […] The post Donors should be able to support pro-life causes without government harassment appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Abortion advocates have misleadingly used the topic of “maternal health” to promote a pro-abortion agenda. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the American public has been told repeatedly that abortion is often needed to protect the life of a pregnant woman in an emergency, and that without abortion, maternal mortality in the U.S. would […] The post Fact Sheet: Introduction to Maternal Mortality appeared first on Lozier Institute .
For decades, Big Abortion and extremist politicians have attacked pregnancy centers in futile attempts to chill their life-affirming work. These efforts culminated in the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, which struck down a California law that forced pregnancy centers to engage in objectionable speech. The court ruled that this violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Continue Reading at The Daily Caller >> The post Pregnancy Centers And Life-Affirming Care Vs Political Harassment appeared first on Lozier Institute
The latest report on the work of pregnancy care centers is out from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), and it is the most encouraging yet. Titled “Pregnancy Centers: Rising to the Occasion with Unwavering Care,” the research concludes that 2,775 of these life-affirming centers provided over $452 million worth of medical care, education, and material […] The post New Pregnancy Help Report Shows Major Service Growth appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Pregnancy centers across the country helped a record number of women in 2024 with millions of dollars’ worth of medical and support services as pro-lifers grapple with challenges from aggressive Democratic officials, according to a new report. The report found that 3,799,816 men and women were served across 2,775 pregnancy resource centers in 2024. Services […] The post Facing Opposition from Democrats, Pregnancy Centers Continue to Help Record Number of Women appeared first on Lozier Institute .
To be fair, which the other side never is to us, I can easily understand how the “Turnaway Study” has achieved the status of pro-abortion lore. The conclusion—the interpretation, more accurately—is that women who are denied an abortion are harmed and those that go ahead to have an abortion are not. Can’t get much better […] The post Another analysis of the infamous pro-abortion “Turnaway” study also finds gaping holes in its conclusions appeared first on Lozier Institute .
With scrutiny mounting over the risks of the abortion drug mifepristone, the abortion industry is increasingly pivoting to an alternative: misoprostol-only abortion. This shift is being framed as a safe and effective option. But as an OBGYN, I am compelled to clarify what the evidence actually shows. Misoprostol-only abortion is not a medical advancement. It […] The post Another medication abortion false promise appeared first on Lozier Institute .
The “Turnaway Study” is the basis for a series of papers published by researchers with Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) that examine the impacts of unwanted pregnancy on women’s lives. Researchers compared the outcomes for three groups of women who were recruited at abortion centers: 1) women who had been turned away from […] The post Fact Sheet: Problems and Limits of the Turnaway Study appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Originally published in September 2024, this fact sheet was updated in January 2025, and again in November 2025. Executive Summary “Abortion up to birth” is sometimes used to describe abortions in the seventh, eighth, or ninth month of pregnancy because these abortions occur in the same general timeframe in which babies are born. Since the […] The post Fact Sheet: Abortion Up to Birth appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Originally published in February 2019, this fact sheet was updated on May 16, 2022, on January 9, 2025, and again on November 20, 2025. What is a Late-Term Abortion? “Late-term” abortion is an imprecise term used to refer to abortions performed in the third month of pregnancy or later.[1] For the purposes of this fact […] The post Questions and Answers on Late-Term Abortion appeared first on Lozier Institute .
A mother who felt pressured by her husband to take the abortion pill at nine weeks into her pregnancy says a Las Vegas pregnancy center helped save her child’s life after she experienced regret. During a press call on Monday, nurse Jessica Williams said she was preparing to divorce her husband in 2022 during a […] The post Mom pressured to take abortion drugs says a pregnancy center saved her baby’s life appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Claim: Laws requiring minors to notify their parents if they are getting an abortion “threaten young people’s health and safety and undermine their human rights,” claims a report by the Human Rights Watch. CNA finds: CNA finds a strong pro-abortion bias in the report. Experts say parental notification laws help protect girls from predators and […] The post Fact check: Do parental notification laws for abortion harm minors? appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Pro-abortion policies and the politically motivated weakening of abortion safeguards are responsible for much harm to women and babies. Less emphasized, however, are the dangerous and deadly consequences those same women and babies suffer due to our increasingly pro-abortion culture. One such example cropped up last week in Florida, where a 23-year-old man could face […] The post Pro-Abortion Culture, Not Just Abortion Itself, Is Dangerous And Deadly For Women appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Claim: Primary care operations are closing because President Donald Trump defunded Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. CNA finds: Abortion providers prioritize abortion over primary care, causing closures. Community health clinics across the country continue to offer care without providing abortions. Continue Reading at The Catholic News Agency >> The post Fact check: Does defunding abortion providers take primary care from patients? appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Pregnancy centers in the U.S. that discourage women from getting abortions have been adding more medical services — and could be poised to expand further. The expansion — ranging from testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to even providing primary medical care — has been unfolding for years. It gained steam after the Supreme […] The post Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers appeared first on Lozier Institute .
A new all-trimester abortion clinic is aiming to open in 2026 in New Jersey, making it one of the few clinics nationwide and one of the only facilities in the northeast that will perform abortions through the third trimester of pregnancy. New Jersey is one of only nine states, along with Washington, D.C., that have […] The post New Jersey to open its first ‘all-trimester’ abortion clinic appeared first on Lozier Institute .
In October 2025, CLI submitted a comment responding to Washington Attorney General Nicholas Brown’s citizen petition submitted to the FDA, joined by the AGs of 16 other states and D.C., requesting regulatory action on the abortion drug mifepristone. This came as part of a multi-state effort led by the AGs of Massachusetts, California, New York, […] The post CLI Submits Comment Responding to Washington et al.’s Citizen Petition Requesting FDA Action on Mifepristone appeared first on Lozier Institute .
On October 22, 2025, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee held a hearing for House Bill (HB) 1957. HB 1957 is a constitutional amendment that would allow minors to get abortions without parental knowledge or consent, would remove any limiting framework on abortion (e.g., abortion would be legal at any stage of pregnancy), and could lead […] The post Testimony of CLI Associate Scholar Elizabeth Kirk, J.D. before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee appeared first on Lozier Institute .
CLI Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Ingrid Skop discusses the dangers of abortion drugs, the lack of U.S. abortion data, and some of the abortion drug complications she has seen with patients. The post The Risks of Abortion Drugs appeared first on Lozier Institute .
CLI Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Ingrid Skop discusses the risks of telehealth abortions. The post Are drug-induced abortions without an in-person visit safe? appeared first on Lozier Institute .
CLI Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Ingrid Skop explains how serious abortion drug complications can be. The post What abortion drug complications are being seen in the emergency room? appeared first on Lozier Institute .
DENVER — Pro-life groups rejoiced when Dr. Warren Hern retired after 50 years of performing late-term abortions in Boulder, Colorado, but now another all-trimester clinic is stepping in to fill the void. The RISE Collective began scheduling appointments two weeks ago for late-stage abortions, six months after the Boulder Abortion Clinic closed its doors after […] The post New Colorado clinic offers third-trimester abortions for ‘any reason you have’ appeared first on Lozier Institute .
As efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and other big abortion chains make their way through the courts, an increasing number of Planned Parenthood centers are closing. While big abortion advocates argue these closures will be devastating to healthcare access for low-income individuals, Medicaid providers around the country are available to stand in the gap. The […] The post Fact Sheet: Looking Up Medicaid Providers in Your State appeared first on Lozier Institute .
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The federal Hyde Amendment has saved more than 2.5 million lives since its adoption in 1976, according to the latest data reviewed by the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute. For decades, the Hyde Amendment has traditionally been included every year in federal budgets with little objection. It forbids most taxpayer dollars from […] The post Hyde Amendment has saved 2.6 million babies since 1976: new study appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Today marks the 49th anniversary of the passage of the federal Hyde amendment. First passed in 1976, the annual amendment prevents federal taxpayer dollars from funding elective abortions through the Medicaid program. A substantial body of academic research finds that limits on taxpayer funding of abortions lowers abortion rates and saves lives. My new Lozier […] The post The Hyde Amendment Turns 49 appeared first on Lozier Institute .
This is Issue 111 of the On Point Series. Executive Summary In 1976, pro-life Congressman Henry Hyde sponsored a rider to the annual Labor Health and Human Services (HHS) bill to prevent taxpayer funding allocated in the bill from covering elective abortion. Since 1976, 2,646,474 lives have been saved by the Hyde Amendment. As of […] The post Hyde Saves Lives: Analyzing the Impact of the Hyde Amendment with 2025 Addendum appeared first on Lozier Institute .
New research states that Planned Parenthood is not an irreplaceable provider of health care for Americans, and that there are other options for Americans searching for legitimate health care providers. Key Takeaways: Congress voted to strip abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, of Medicaid funding for one year. Abortion advocates claim this will deprive millions of […] The post New analysis confirms American women do not need Planned Parenthood for health care appeared first on Lozier Institute .
