
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
Inducing Demand for Abortion in the Absence of Medical Necessity: Planned Parenthood and Abortion Drugs
Given the discretionary preferential nature of the abortion decision, supply-induced demand is likely an important contributor to the increase in the volume and rate of induced abortions since 2018. This paper discusses Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the drug-induced abortion method, and the means by which they enhance demand.
James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA
John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A.
Elyse Gaitan
Tessa Cox
Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
Abortion Reporting: Montana (2023)
Montana’s 2023 vital statistics report, which contains the state’s abortion data, was published by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services in March 2025. The report shows that Montana abortions increased significantly in 2023. 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 abortion providers in other states.
Abortion Reporting: Alaska (2024)
Alaska released its 2024 abortion statistics in March 2025. The report shows that the total number of abortions increased by two from 2023.
Abortion Reporting: New York (2022)
New York’s 2022 abortion statistics were published online by the New York Department of Health in March 2025, showing that abortions performed on New York residents increased significantly from 2021. 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.
Abortion Reporting: New York City (2022)
New York City’s 2022 abortion statistics showed a significant increase in the number of abortions occurring from 2021 to 2022, with 46,373 abortions reported in the city in 2022, a 23% increase from 2021.
Abortion Reporting: Indiana (2024)
In 2024, there were 146 abortions reported in Indiana, down 97% from the previous year. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Indiana 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 number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Indiana residents prescribed by licensed abortion providers in other states under shield laws.
Abortion Reporting: Illinois (2023)
Abortions in Illinois increased in 2023 by 28% from 2022, with a total of 72,143 abortions in 2023 compared to 56,457 in 2022.
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.
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.
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.
