Elyse Gaitan
Lozier Library AssociateElyse 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.
Research Authored
Abortion Reporting: West Virginia (2023)
West Virginia’s 2023 abortion statistics by quarter were published throughout 2023 and into March 2024, showing that abortions in the Mountain State have decreased exponentially since 2022.
Fact Sheet: Reasons for Abortion
After the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, states across the country have enacted laws that limit abortion. Frequently, these laws make exceptions for abortions for certain reasons, such as rape and incest, risk to the mother’s life or health, or a fetal abnormality. This fact sheet documents how common, or uncommon, these various reasons for abortion are.