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The authors examine Maine's reported 2025 abortions and describe an increase from the prior year. They compare official reporting with broader estimates and discuss the effect of differing treatment of mailed abortion medication.
Read →The analysis explains that Arkansas reported no in-state abortions for 2025 while other organizations estimated medication shipments into the state. The authors stress that a zero in the state report does not establish that no Arkansas residents obtained abortions.
Read →Editor’s Note: This material has been republished from the section titled “State Funding in Response to Federal Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025” in CLI’s paper “Funding the Nation’s Largest Abortion Business: An Investigation into Public and Private Support of Planned Parenthood.” Enacted on July 4, 2025, the Federal Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025[1] includes Section 71113, […] The post Fact Sheet: State Funding of Planned Parenthood in Response to Federal Defunding appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Editor’s Note: Originally published in May of 2025, this paper has undergone several updates in the intervening time, with the most recent on July 1, 2026. This is Issue 33 of the American Reports Series. Executive Summary: Planned Parenthood saw $2.143 billion in revenue in its 2024-2025 fiscal year. During its 2022-2023 fiscal year, Planned Parenthood […] The post Funding the Nation’s Largest Abortion Business: An Investigation into Public and Private Support of Planned Parenthood appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Executive Summary Since the Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs decision, many states have enacted strong pro-life laws that protect unborn babies. Currently, 13 states protect all unborn babies and four have a Heartbeat Law in effect that protects the unborn after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.[1] Multiple academic and policy studies analyzing state-level birth […] The post The Lifesaving Impact of Recently Enacted Pro-Life Laws appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Many American women feel uninformed about the abortion pills’ potential complications, according to a new Charlotte Lozier Institute study. The study — first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation — found that 52.5% of participants cited bleeding as the abortion-related complication they desired more information on than was provided during the informed consent process. […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Many Women Blindsided By Abortion Pill Complications, New Study Shows appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Survey data show 30% of women reported unexpected levels of bleeding and 30% experienced unexpected levels of pain Washington D.C.—A new peer-reviewed study by Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) scholars explored women’s perceptions of the informed consent process for drug-induced abortions and the information and support they felt they needed. The authors’ findings demonstrate that women […] The post New Study Finds Informed Consent Gaps for Abortion Drugs as Women Report Unexpected Pain, Bleeding appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 12 of the On Women’s Health Series. Executive Summary In addition to the adverse health effects substance use disorders have on pregnant mothers, they can also have a variety of dangerous, even lethal, effects on their unborn children, ranging from miscarriage, preterm birth, low birth weight, stillbirth, cognitive/behavioral impairments, to a host […] The post Substance Use Disorder in Pregnant Women: State of the Problem, Treatment, and Recommendations for Improving Interventions appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 11 of the On Women’s Health Series. Executive Summary Dire predictions that abortion limitations would worsen the abysmal U.S. maternal mortality rates pre-date Dobbs, including fearmongering that “TRAP laws” intended to improve the safety and informed consent process of abortion would cause harm. These ideologically driven discussions have sidelined important factors such […] The post What Should We Expect in Maternal Mortality Trends Due to the Dobbs Decision? appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 115 of the On Point Series. (Previous versions of this paper can be found as On Point Issue 99 and On Point Issue 32). If you have spent any time on American roads in the past decade, you have likely noticed cars with pro-life license plates sharing the road with you. Pro-life […] The post Fact of Life: American Cars (and Their Drivers) Exhibit Decidedly More Pro-life than Pro-choice Views appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Utah’s 2024 abortion data was published on the state’s new Abortion Dashboard. The state also provided drug-induced abortion data upon request. The data reveals that reported abortions increased from 2023 to 2024. However, Utah’s new Abortion Dashboard excluded several categories of data previously provided to CLI upon request and/or included in the state’s published abortion […] The post Abortion Reporting: Utah (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Vermont’s 2024 abortion statistics were published online as part of the state’s full vital statistics report in April 2026. The report is available on the Vermont Department of Health website and shows that Vermont abortions decreased in 2024. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Vermont […] The post Abortion Reporting: Vermont (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Massachusetts’ 2024 abortion statistics were published in December 2025 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). Reported abortions in Massachusetts more than doubled from 2023 to 2024. This data does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Massachusetts residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions performed on women outside […] The post Abortion Reporting: Massachusetts (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Montana’s 2024 vital statistics report, which contains the state’s abortion data, was published by the Montana Department of Public Health Services (MDPH) in March 2026. The report shows that reported Montana abortions decreased from 2023 to 2024. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Montana residents […] The post Abortion Reporting: Montana (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →81% of Online Abortion Businesses Send Drugs to Women Beyond the FDA’s 10-Week Timeframe Washington D.C.—A new Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) report discovered many online abortion drug sellers are violating U.S. laws, exceeding FDA safety limits, and selling unapproved and misbranded drugs to U.S. consumers. This blatant disregard for the law was only boosted by […] The post New CLI Report: Online Abortion Drug Sellers Violating U.S. Law and FDA Safety Limits appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 42 of the American Reports Series. Executive Summary Eight online-only organizations are violating pro-life state laws by shipping abortion drugs into those states. Of online abortion drug sellers within the formal U.S. healthcare system that publicly report the gestational age at which they will ship abortion drugs, only 19% complied with the […] The post An Overview of Online Abortion Drug Access in Post-Dobbs America appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Abortion pills can be obtained “as quickly as an Amazon transaction” thanks to a massive network of foreign and domestic pill sellers that routinely flout federal law. A new study from the Charlotte Lozier Institute, first shared with The Daily Wire, found the distribution of abortion pills largely “uncontrolled” and available across the country despite […] The post Abortion Drugs Now Arrive As Fast As An Amazon Package appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Baby Arthur had parvovirus, which was causing his body to fill with fluid. “His organs were failing. His heart was completely enveloped in fluid. It was struggling to pump,” his mother said. “If nothing was done, he would not have made it much longer.” According to doctors, there was a 50 percent chance he would […] The post Science Is Making the Humanity of Unborn Babies Harder to Ignore appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 19 of the On Science Series. This is an updated version of On Science 13. A concerning trend has been noted from abortion advocates and their media allies in the face of any perceived threat to “abortion access.” As abortion limitations were implemented in many states in the wake of the Supreme […] The post Induced Abortion with Misoprostol Alone appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 114 of the On Point Series. Introduction As the use of abortion-inducing drugs has become the dominant abortion method in the United States, these drugs are increasingly obtained online with minimal medical supervision.[1] In early 2025, abortion by way of mail-order abortion drugs made up an estimated 27% of all abortions performed […] The post Reproductive Coercion and Abortion appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →The most advanced pro-life prenatal resource includes the latest research, imagery, and a new pregnancy calculator Washington D.C.—Ahead of Mother’s Day, Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) launched an updated version of Voyage of Life (VoL) along with a new pregnancy calculator. VoL is an interactive, educational website created by CLI that uses up-to-date, peer-reviewed research and […] The post Charlotte Lozier Institute Launches Updated Unborn Baby Development Guide, New Pregnancy Calculator appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Washington D.C.—Today, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling that paused the nationwide remote shipment of abortion drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, in Louisiana v. FDA. Dr. Ingrid Skop, board-certified OB-GYN and vice president of medical affairs at Charlotte Lozier Institute, responded: “For too long, the predatory abortion industry has prioritized ‘access’—in […] The post CLI OB-GYN Responds to Supreme Court’s Reinstatement of Mail-Order Abortions appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →A New Jersey-based pro-life pregnancy center may proceed with its federal challenge to lawfare waged against it by the state’s Democrat attorney general, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in a 25-page decision on Wednesday. As The Federalist previously reported, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin came about when New Jersey’s Democrat-run government began […] The post SCOTUS Confirms First Amendment Protects Pregnancy Center Donors From Nosey Abortion States appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 10 of the On Women’s Health Series. Executive Summary The claim that later drug-induced abortions are “safe and effective” is false. Nearly all studies document higher rates of complications and deaths following mifepristone and misoprostol used later in pregnancy compared to the first trimester, with outcomes even worse following misoprostol used alone. […] The post Drug-induced Abortion After the First Trimester appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Harned surveys legal disputes affecting state abortion restrictions, including conflicts over abortion medication provided across state lines. The analysis examines shield laws, enforcement disputes, and litigation from a pro-life legal perspective.
Read →Planned Parenthood lost money despite taking in a higher amount of taxpayer dollars, according to its latest annual report. As abortions and taxpayer funding increased, the organization’s expenses exceeded its revenue for the first time in recent years, with a $29.3 million net loss, the 2024-2025 annual report reveals. Continue Reading at The Daily Caller […] The post Planned Parenthood Lost More Money Than It Made As Taxpayer Funding, Abortions Increased appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Peer-reviewed study identifies key factors shaping women’s emotional responses following abortion Washington D.C.—A new peer-reviewed study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) and Elliot Institute found that the majority of women seeking abortion possess one or more established risk factors for negative psychological reactions. The study surveyed a random sample of American women ages 41–45, […] The post New Study: Most Women Seeking Abortion Have Higher Risk of Negative Psychological Reactions appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →The latest report shows an over 32k increase in abortions from the previous year Washington D.C.—According to Planned Parenthood’s 2024-25 annual report, they performed a record-breaking 434,450 abortions in 2023-2024. A new Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) fact sheet calculates this is an 8% increase, over 32,000 abortions from the previous year and a 34% […] The post Abortions Up, Screenings Down: Planned Parenthood’s Latest Annual Report appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Abortions and Non-Abortion Services: Changes from Last Year and Long-Term Trends Planned Parenthood’s service data lags behind the rest of the information in the report – the 2024-25 report[1] contains information on services provided in 2023-2024. Planned Parenthood performed a record 434,450 abortions[2] in 2023-24 – an increase of over 32,200 (8%) from the previous […] The post Fact Sheet: Planned Parenthood’s 2024-25 Annual Report appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →This is Issue 113 of the On Point Series. Originally posted as a fact sheet on July 19, 2022, this paper underwent substantial revision with the addition of new material in April, 2026. Introduction Drug-induced abortions account for the majority of abortions in the United States, amounting to 65% of the total in 2023.[1] The […] The post Primer: Risks and Complications of Drug-Induced Abortion appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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