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Current News

Keep up with the latest on our life-related research, public policy, and media.

  • New Study: Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Most Common Among Women Who Have Abortions

    A new peer-reviewed study of 2,162,600 Medicaid beneficiaries in 17 states with state taxpayer-funded abortion shows that “rapid repeat pregnancy” (defined as a second pregnancy within 2 years) is most common among women who have abortions. 

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  • Abortion Reporting: Montana (2019)

    There were 1,568 abortions reported in Montana in 2019, a decline of six percent from the 1,674 reported the previous year (Fig. 1). Chemical abortions dropped by two percent, making up 58 percent of the total in 2019. The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) estimates that Montana’s abortion rate was 8.0 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44, down seven percent from 2018 (Fig. 2).

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  • Abortion Reporting: Arkansas (2020)

    There were 3,154 abortions reported in Arkansas in 2020, up six percent from the previous year (Fig. 1). Chemical abortions jumped by 39 percent from 1,237 in 2019 to 1,725 in 2020, making up 55 percent of the total in 2020. The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) estimates that Arkansas’ state abortion rate increased by six percent in 2020 to 5.5 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 (Fig. 2).

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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines

Most COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Use Fetal Cells for Production; Several Used Abortion-Derived Cell Lines in Testing; Experts Urge All Vaccine Developers to Use Noncontroversial Alternatives

State Abortion Reporting

Do you know if abortion is declining or rising in your state? What about chemical abortion? How big of a threat is Planned Parenthood in your state? Does your state even report abortion data? Visit our new state abortion reporting map to find out.

Our Leaders & Scholars

With a current network of more than three dozen Associate Scholars from a variety of disciplines, CLI provides pro-life groups and policy makers research-based information of the highest quality.

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Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan
President
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Stephen Billy
Executive Director
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Jamie Bowers
Director of Communications
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Lisa Gilbert, MD, FAAFP
Associate Scholar
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Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
Senior Fellow in Legal Policy
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David Prentice, Ph.D.
Vice President and Research Director
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Eugene C. Tarne
Senior Analyst
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Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D.
Associate Scholar
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Kathi Aultman, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Mai W. Bean
Associate Scholar
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Steven Braatz, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA
Vice President and Director of Data Analytics
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Kristi Burton Brown, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Dr. Byron C. Calhoun, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FASAM, MBA
Associate Scholar
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Steve Calvin, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Kathryn Nix Carnahan, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Samuel B. Casey, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Director of Life Sciences
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Maureen Condic, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Scott E. Daniels, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Pia de Solenni, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Richard Doerflinger, M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Jeffrey M. Staab, J.C.D.
Director of the Lozier Library for Life, Science and Law
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G. Kevin Donovan, M.D., M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Teresa A. Donovan, M.P.H.
Associate Scholar
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Marguerite Duane, M.D., M.H.A., FAAFP
Associate Scholar
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Maria Feeney, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Reginald Finger, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Scholar
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Fr. Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
Deputy Director, Policy and Administration
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Catherine Glenn Foster, J.D., M.A.
Senior Fellow in Legal Policy
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Christina M. Francis, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Moira Gaul, M.P.H.
Associate Scholar
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Tessa Longbons
Research Associate
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Mary E. Harned, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Donna Harrison, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Margaret H. (Peggy) Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Anna Higgins, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Hannah Howard
Research Associate
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Gabriela Szostak
Executive Assistant to the President and Executive Director
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Kelly Hollowell, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Elizabeth Kirk, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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J. Wells Logan, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Sharon J. MacKinnon, Ph.D., RN, FNP
Associate Scholar
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Amanda Stirone Mansfield, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Jeanneane Maxon, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Martin McCaffrey, MD, CAPT USN (Ret)
Associate Scholar
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Marie Willke Meyers, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Michael J. New, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Sheila Page, D.O.
Associate Scholar
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Jeffrey J. Pauls, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Jean Peduzzi-Nelson, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Robin Pierucci, M.D., M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Katey Price, J.D.
Associate Scholar
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Sharon Quick, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Katherine Rafferty, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Monique Robles, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Elise Rose, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Bobby Schindler, M.S.
Associate Scholar
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Kathleen Schmainda, Ph.D., M.A., MSEEE, BSE
Associate Scholar
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James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Scholar
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Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Associate Scholar
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Keiren D. Smith, M.D.
Associate Scholar
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Nora Sullivan, M.P.A
Associate Scholar
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Paul Wagle, M.A.
Associate Scholar
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Susan Wills, J.D., LL.M.
Associate Scholar
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Gracie Yu, M.H.S.
Associate Scholar

CLI Initiatives

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