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: 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.
Abortion Reporting: District of Columbia (2022)
According to this data, there were 4,023 abortions in 2022, an increase of 4% from 2021. Drug-induced abortions decreased by 0.4% from 1,994 in 2021 to 1,987 in 2022.
Abortion Reporting: Washington (2022)
According to the CDC, 20,193 abortions were performed in Washington in 2022, an increase of 24% from 2021.
Abortion Reporting: Rhode Island (2022)
This national report shows that between 2021 (2,175 abortions) and 2022 (1,383 abortions), abortions decreased by 36% overall with drug-induced abortions decreasing by 76%.
Abortion Reporting: New Mexico (2022)
According to the CDC, 11,735 abortions were performed in New Mexico in 2022, an increase of 140% from 2021.
Abortion Reporting: Hawaii (2022)
According to the CDC report, there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 when there were 2,214 reported abortions.