
Mia Steupert, M.A.
Research AssociateMia Steupert serves as Research Associate at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, where she focuses on conducting research on abortion statistics at the national and state levels and how changing legislative environments in the states impact abortion provision and data.
Prior to joining CLI, Mia was a research intern at a conservative think tank where she focused on the inner workings of Planned Parenthood and sexuality legislation at the federal and state levels. Mia also interned at the Institute on Religion and Democracy where she wrote articles for their blog on politics and the Catholic Church.
Mia holds an MA in Government with a concentration in law and policy from Regent University with honors and a BA, cum laude with distinction, in Political Science from Emmanuel College. Mia has completed two thesis papers- a graduate thesis on Catholic sexual ethics and an undergraduate thesis on the American nuclear family and government policy and is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha and Kappa Gamma Pi honor societies.
In her free time, Mia likes to play softball and golf, read and write about Catholic theology, cook, and be with friends and family.
Research Authored
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Abortion Reporting: Virginia (2022)
In 2022, there were 16,722 abortions reported in Virginia, up 4% from the previous year.
Abortion Reporting: Utah (2023)
Utah reported 4,080 abortions in 2023, up 7% from the previous year when 3,824 abortions occurred in Utah.
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.