
Elyse Gaitan
Research AssociateElyse Gaitan serves as a Research Associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, where she supports various research efforts from abortion statistics to the pro-life safety net. Prior to her role as Research Associate, Elyse served as the Library Associate for Lozier Library for Life, Science, and Law. As Library Associate, she helped maintain the library database, a professional-level resource for scholars, lawyers, policy experts, and the public engaged in the pro-life issue.
Prior to joining CLI, Elyse worked part-time 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 a member of the Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Sigma Alpha honors societies.
Research Authored
Abortion Reporting: Utah (2024)
Utah’s 2024 abortion data was published on the state’s new Abortion Dashboard. The state also provided drug-induced abortion data upon request. The data reveals that reported abortions increased from 2023 to 2024. However, Utah’s new Abortion Dashboard excluded several categories of data previously provided to CLI upon request and/or included in the state’s published abortion reports.
Abortion Reporting: Vermont (2024)
Vermont’s 2024 abortion statistics were published online as part of the state’s full vital statistics report in April 2026. The report is available on the Vermont Department of Health website and shows that Vermont abortions decreased in 2024. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Vermont residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. It is also unlikely that the report contains the total number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Vermont residents prescribed by licensed abortion providers in Vermont and in other states.
Abortion Reporting: Massachusetts (2024)
Massachusetts’ 2024 abortion statistics were published in December 2025 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). Reported abortions in Massachusetts more than doubled from 2023 to 2024. This data does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Massachusetts residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions performed on women outside of the formal healthcare system.
Abortion Reporting: Montana (2024)
Montana’s 2024 vital statistics report, which contains the state’s abortion data, was published by the Montana Department of Public Health Services (MDPH) in March 2026. The report shows that reported Montana abortions decreased from 2023 to 2024. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Montana residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. It is also unlikely that the report contains the total number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Montana residents prescribed by licensed providers in Montana or other states.
Primer: Risks and Complications of Drug-Induced Abortion
As women increasingly choose drug-induced over surgical abortion, and with abortion drugs becoming easier to access, it is important that women understand the potential costs of drug-induced abortion.
Abortion Reporting: Iowa (2024)
Iowa’s 2024 vital statistics report, which includes the state’s abortion statistics, was published online by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) in March 2026. The report shows that total abortions, as well as drug-induced abortions, decreased from 2023 to 2024. The data doesn’t include the number of abortions obtained by Iowa residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. The report also does not contain the total number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Iowa residents prescribed by licensed prescribers in other states.
Abortion Reporting: Louisiana (2024)
In January 2026, Louisiana’s Department of Health (LA DOH) published a suppressed abortion total for both 2023 and 2024 for confidentiality reasons, meaning that fewer than five abortions occurred in the state for both years. While Louisiana uploaded components of each year’s reports for different data points, such as abortions by weeks of gestation and type of procedure, all totals were also suppressed. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Louisiana residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions performed outside of the healthcare system. The data also does not include the number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Louisiana residents prescribed by licensed abortionists in other states with shield laws.
Abortion Reporting: New York (2023)
New York’s 2023 abortion statistics were published online by the New York Department of Health in January 2026, showing that abortions performed on New York residents increased 3% from 2022. In what follows, the information in the abortion report published by the state will be summarized. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by nonresidents in the state, New York residents obtaining abortions out of state, or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. It is also unlikely that the report contains the number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by New York residents prescribed by licensed abortion providers in New York or other states.
Abortion Reporting: New York City (2023)
New York City’s 2023 abortion statistics were published online as part of the city’s vital statistics report in early 2026. This data does not include the number of mail-order abortion drugs prescribed by licensed abortion providers in other states to New York City residents or the number of self-managed abortions performed by women outside of the healthcare system.
Abortion Reporting: Nevada (2024)
Nevada’s 2024 abortion statistics were provided to the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) upon request in January 2026. The report shows that total abortions, as well as drug-induced abortions, increased from 2023 to 2024. The data does not include the number of abortions obtained by Nevada residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. The report also does not contain the total number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Nevada residents prescribed by licensed providers in Nevada or other states.
