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Charlotte Lozier Institute

Phone: 202-223-8073
Fax: 571-312-0544

2776 S. Arlington Mill Dr.
#803
Arlington, VA 22206

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Elyse Gaitan

Lozier Library Associate

Elyse Gaitan serves as Library Associate for the Lozier Library for Life, Science, and Law.  Managed by Charlotte Lozier Institute, the library is a professional-level resource for scholars, academics, lawyers, and policy experts engaged in pro-life issues.

Prior to joining CLI, Elyse worked as a Library Assistant in New Jersey and completed a paid internship with Her PLAN, an initiative of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America focused on strengthening the pro-life safety net.

Elyse holds a B.A. in both History and Government from Fairleigh Dickinson University where she earned summa cum laude distinction.  During her senior year, she completed an Honors thesis on Calvinist theology’s impact on race relations in the United States.  She is currently a member of Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Sigma Alpha.

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Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Iowa (2023)

Iowa’s 2023 vital statistics report, which includes the state’s abortion statistics, was published online by the Iowa Department of Public Health in January 2025. In what follows, Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) summarizes the information in the abortion report published by the state. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Iowa residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Nevada (2023)

Nevada’s 2023 abortion statistics were provided to the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services upon request. The report shows that total abortions as well as drug-induced abortions increased significantly from 2022.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Delaware (2022)

Delaware’s 2022 abortion report was published online by the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services in January 2025. The report shows that abortions decreased in 2022 from 2021.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Pennsylvania (2023)

Pennsylvania’s 2023 abortion report was published online by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in December 2024. The report shows that abortions increased from the previous year.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Minnesota (2023)

Minnesota’s annual abortion report for 2023 was published online by the Minnesota Department of Health in December 2024. The report shows that Minnesota’s abortion total increased from 2022. Minnesota had originally reported 12,175 abortions performed in the state in 2022, but revised its total estimate for 2022 in the state’s 2023 report. However, the state did not update the different categories of data reported by the state.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Arizona (2023)

In 2023, there were 12,888 abortions reported in Arizona, an increase of 12% from 2022. Abortions performed on Arizona residents increased by 11%, while drug-induced abortions increased by 15%.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Kansas (2023)

There were 19,467 abortions reported in Kansas in 2023 (19,466 reported in-state occurrences, and one reported out-of-state occurrence), a steep increase of 58% from 2022 and a 148% increase from 2021 to 2023.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Virginia (2022)

In 2022, there were 16,722 abortions reported in Virginia, up 4% from the previous year.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Utah (2023)

Utah reported 4,080 abortions in 2023, up 7% from the previous year when 3,824 abortions occurred in Utah.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Tennessee (2022)

According to the CDC, there were 6,452 abortions performed in Tennessee in 2022, a decrease of 47% from the previous year and the lowest total ever reported by Tennessee since CLI started tracking Tennessee’s abortion data from 2008.