Charlotte Lozier Institute, Author at Lozier Institute

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North Carolina Eugenics Restitution Cut from Budget

For months it has seemed that the recompense due to the victims of the horrific North Carolina Eugenics program was assured. The measure to award a monetary compensation to these people whose human dignity has been so grossly violated seemed only just and entertained enthusiastic support from North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the State House of Representative, and a large number of average North Carolingians. However, despite the outpouring of support for this measure, the compensation packages were not included in the Senate’s budget.

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

June 25, 2012

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CLI and SBA File Comment on HHS Mandate

Today the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), the education and research arm of Susan B. Anthony List (SBA), joined with SBA in filing a comment on the preventive services mandate included in the Affordable Care Act. The comment calls on HHS to rescind or amend the rule to exclude all conscientious objectors from its provisions requiring employers to make abortion-inducing drugs available to their employees at no cost.

Charlotte Lozier Institute

June 18, 2012

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Rise of Repeat Abortions in the UK a Cause for Concern

According to the Telegraph, information from the National Health Service (NHS) shows a significant jump in the number of repeat abortions occurring in England and Wales. According to the NHS, 36% of all abortions performed in 2011 were performed on women who had already had at least one abortion. That is a total of 68,105 women, which is a 2% increase from 2010 when the number stood at 64,303. This is the largest jump in the number of repeat abortions in one year.

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

June 11, 2012

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Sex-Selection Abortion: Worldwide Son-Bias Fueled by Population Policy Abuse

A growing number of legislative bodies worldwide and an increasing number of American states are adopting laws against abortions performed solely on the basis of the sex of the unborn child. This global phenomenon, nearly always carried out against female children developing in the womb, has resulted in an estimated deficit of 163,000,000 girls (Hvistendahl, 2011).

Charlotte Lozier Institute

May 30, 2012

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Fetal Pain and a Benevolent Society

The Subcommittee on the Constitution of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in 2012 held a hearing on legislation that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks fetal gestation, based on the ability of the fetus to experience pain at that point and beyond.

Eugene C. Tarne

May 24, 2012

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Assisted Suicide in Oregon: Evidence of Missed Evaluation for Depression

As required by law, the Public Health Department of the Oregon Health Authority has released its annual report for 2011 on physician-assisted suicides under that state’s Death with Dignity Act (DWDA).

Eugene C. Tarne

May 21, 2012

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Poll: 77% of Americans Support Ban on Sex-Selective Abortion

A 2012 public opinion poll released today by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) finds that strong majorities of American adults of both sexes, in every region of the country, and irrespective of age or race, favor enactment of legislation to make sex-selection abortions illegal.

Charlotte Lozier Institute

May 17, 2012

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Parental Involvement Laws Decrease Teen Suicide Rate

Dr. Michael New, adjunct scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, writes on National Review Online of a new study by Sabia and Reese which shows that parental involvement laws for abortion reduce the suicide rates among teenage girls.

Michael J. New, Ph.D.

May 11, 2012

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