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Charlotte Lozier Institute

Phone: 202-223-8073
Fax: 571-312-0544

2776 S. Arlington Mill Dr.
#803
Arlington, VA 22206

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Tessa Cox

Senior Research Associate

Tessa Cox is Senior Research Associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, where her research focuses on abortion statistics at the state and national levels and the changing landscape of abortion policy, provision, and access in the United States.

Tessa has appeared on CBN News and EWTN News Nightly and has testified before Members of Congress on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.  Her work has been featured by National Review Online, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, The Daily Signal, RealClearHealth, and many other national media outlets.  She has contributed to peer-reviewed research on women’s experiences with chemical abortion and the impact of abortion on women enrolled in Medicaid.

Originally from Illinois, Tessa earned a BA in Communications from Thomas Edison State University.  Prior to joining CLI, she got her start in pro-life research with the Family Research Council.

Research Authored

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Montana (2020)

Montana’s 2020 vital statistics report, which contains the state’s abortion data, was published on the website of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services in February 2022. The report shows that Montana abortions increased in 2020.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Idaho (2020)

Idaho’s 2020 abortion report was published by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare in January 2022. The report shows that abortions increased from the previous year.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Wisconsin (2021)

Wisconsin’s 2021 abortion report was released in October 2022, showing that abortions in Wisconsin increased from 2020.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Connecticut (2020)

There were 7,187 abortions reported in Connecticut in 2020, down 22 percent from 2019. Chemical abortions dropped 18 percent from 4,565 in 2019 to 3,763 in 2020, composing 52 percent of the total in 2020.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Illinois (2020)

Illinois released 2019 and 2020 abortion data simultaneously in February 2022. Abortion statistics are now available as online tables, rather than as downloadable PDFs as in previous years. Total abortions increased by 10 percent between 2018 and 2019 and then held relatively steady between 2019 and 2020, declining by just 0.6 percent.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Utah (2019)

Utah’s 2019 abortion report was published online by the Utah Department of Health in February 2022, showing that abortions decreased in 2019.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Pennsylvania (2020)

Pennsylvania’s 2020 abortion report was published online by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in December 2021. The report shows that abortions increased from the previous year.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: New York (2019)

New York’s 2019 abortion statistics were published online by the New York State Department of Health in December 2021, showing that abortions performed on New York residents increased from 2018.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Alabama (2020)

In 2020, there were 5,713 abortions reported in Alabama, down five percent from the previous year. However, chemical abortions increased by 20 percent, composing 44 percent of the total.

Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: New York City (2019)

New York City released 2018 and 2019 abortion statistics in quick succession, showing that abortions declined in 2018 and held steady in 2019, with 49,784 abortions reported in the city in 2019. 2019 marked the first year in the decade that reported abortions did not decline.