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In the fourth week, the embryonic heart starts beating. The neural tube, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, forms. At this point, a woman has likely only been aware of her pregnancy for one week.

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In the seventh week after conception, networks of neurons produce brain waves that have been recorded as early as 6 ½ weeks after conception. The embryo spontaneously moves his arms, hands, and legs, and may even hiccup. The embryo’s heart now has all four chambers.

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By the seventeenth and eighteenth week after gestation, the fetus shows a clear response to pain in multiple studies, and at least one brain pathway is mature enough to create a perception of pain. The fetus also practices breathing, crying, and breastfeeding in the womb. The fetal heart has beat over 20 million times and circulates about 55 quarts of blood per day.

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In the eighth month of pregnancy the fetal brain is ready to learn! At 32 weeks after conception, neurons are creating 40,000 new connections, called synapses, every second! With repeated exposures, the fetus can learn flavors, nursery rhymes, songs, and even words that she will recognize after birth!

A New Federal Right to Abortion? Assessing Seyb v. Members of the Idaho Board of Medicine
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A New Federal Right to Abortion? Assessing Seyb v. Members of the Idaho Board of Medicine

This paper critically examines the recent court case Seyb v. Members of the Idaho Board of Medicine, in which a…

Mary E.…
September 1, 2026
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The Lifesaving Impact of Recently Enacted Pro-Life Laws
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The Lifesaving Impact of Recently Enacted Pro-Life Laws

Multiple studies analyzing state-level birth data all find a significant association between strong pro-life laws and increased state birthrates –…

Michael J.…
June 24, 2026
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What Should We Expect in Maternal Mortality Trends Due to the Dobbs Decision?
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What Should We Expect in Maternal Mortality Trends Due to the Dobbs Decision?

This paper examines claims that pro-life laws in effect post-Dobbs would increase maternal mortality rates.

Ingrid Skop,…
June 4, 2026
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An Analysis of Colorado’s SB 25-183
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An Analysis of Colorado’s SB 25-183

This week, the Colorado State Senate will begin legislative debate on SB 25-183. This bill will require Colorado’s Medicaid and…

Michael J.…
April 2, 2025
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Fact Check: Lozier Institute Sets the Record Straight on Evidence-Based Research
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Fact Check: Lozier Institute Sets the Record Straight on Evidence-Based Research

Recently, CLI scholars Dr. James Studnicki and Dr. Ingrid Skop dug into the question of whether induced abortion can be…

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August 1, 2024
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Planned Parenthood’s Fetal Tissue and Organ Harvesting Forces a Reconsideration of Medical Ethics
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Planned Parenthood’s Fetal Tissue and Organ Harvesting Forces a Reconsideration of Medical Ethics

Undercover videos released by David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress show various Planned Parenthood employees discussing the harvesting and sale of fetal organs and body parts.  The negotiations caught on camera suggest that these transactions are not at all unusual for the organization nor are they limited to these few incidents but are, in fact, systemic throughout the organization.  This suggests that Planned Parenthood, which performs about 330,000 abortions a year in the United States, has found a way to make abortion even more profitable.

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A
August 10, 2015
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Planned Parenthood: The Way of the Fotomat
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Planned Parenthood: The Way of the Fotomat

What public purpose is served by a free-standing, population-control-driven, eugenically inspired, abortion-merchandising, fetal-tissue-vending family planning distributor that costs taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars a year?  Even back in the early 1970s, when Congress adopted Title X of the Public Health Service Act, advocates of the program, including then Congressman George H. W. Bush, were wary of the wisdom of establishing federally subsidized clinics that would focus solely on dispensing birth control.  It wasn’t so much controversy over these products, or the notoriety of Margaret Sanger’s elite bigotry, that Rep. Bush and others had in mind.  It was the danger of seeing family planning as something operating outside of a whole women’s health concept.

Charles A. “Chuck”…
August 5, 2015
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Pregnancy Help Centers More Likely to be Welcomed into Neighborhoods Than Planned Parenthood
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Pregnancy Help Centers More Likely to be Welcomed into Neighborhoods Than Planned Parenthood

Pregnancy help centers (PHCs), also known as pregnancy resource or care centers and in the past as crisis pregnancy centers, are more likely to be welcomed than Planned Parenthood facilities into communities across the country, according to a 2014 poll commissioned by the Charlotte Lozier Institute.

Moira Gaul, M.P.H.
August 4, 2015
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Planned Parenthood and Federally Qualified Health Centers
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Planned Parenthood and Federally Qualified Health Centers

While Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, having performed 327,653 abortions in 2013, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), which operate in service sites in both rural and urban locations, offer low-income populations health services similar to those provided by Planned Parenthood, but do not perform abortions.

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July 31, 2015
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World Leaders in Abortion: Top 10 Countries
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World Leaders in Abortion: Top 10 Countries

The United States is second in the world in number of abortions each year.  If Planned Parenthood were included for comparison, it would rank sixth in the world in number of abortions carried out annually; and the International Planned Parenthood Federation would be fourth in the number of abortions carried out per year.

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July 31, 2015
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Reflections on the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 Years Later
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Reflections on the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 Years Later

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July 24, 2015
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California’s Assisted Suicide Bill Dies in 2015
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California’s Assisted Suicide Bill Dies in 2015

A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark blazer, dangling pearl earrings, and a necklace, set against a neutral gray background—her look exudes confidence and professionalism in science. Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
July 13, 2015
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Nebraska’s Annual Abortion Report: A Unique Set of Abortion Statistics
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Nebraska’s Annual Abortion Report: A Unique Set of Abortion Statistics

In their report, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services, revealed that there were just seven instances out of 2,270 abortions where an emergency situation caused a waiver of the Nebraska informed consent law. Additionally, the report showed that 811, or 35.7 percent of the abortions were performed for women who did not report using any form of contraception. Additionally, socio-economic reasons were reported as a reason for 33 percent of abortions, patients declined to provide a reason for 16 percent of the abortions, and 14 percent of the abortions were due to contraceptive failure. The small percentage of remaining reasons included fetal anomalies, maternal life endangered, maternal physical health, mental health, and sexual assault.

Rebecca Gonzales
July 1, 2015
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