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Abortions in Illinois increased in 2022 by 9% from 2021, with a total of 56,457 in 2022 and 51,797 in 2021.

Wisconsin’s 2022 abortion report was released in January 2024, showing that abortions decreased significantly from 2021.

A total of 8,672 abortions were reported in Oregon in 2022, an increase of 22% from 2021.

There were 625,918 total abortions reported in 2021.

Kentucky’s 2022 abortion report was published by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services in October 2023.

Most on the left vehemently oppose any legislative limits on abortion, and some on the right, even if they identify as pro-life, are of the opinion that a federal limit on late abortions would fail to find consensus and so could not…

As the summer of 2023 proceeds, a federal appeals court is continuing its deliberation over a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the conditions for distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone.  At issue are an array of FDA decisions…

This paper combines a re-print of the original On Point 12, “Hyde @ 40: Analyzing the Impact of the Hyde Amendment,” originally published in September 2016, with two addenda containing updated calculations, the most recent of which is from June 2023.

The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, announced today by Nebraska Senator Joni Albrecht, would limit elective abortion when a baby’s heartbeat can be detected.  Despite misleading claims by pro-abortion pundits and politicians, the scientific evidence shows that a baby’s first heartbeat occurs at six…

The authors reviewed ten studies which examined the psychological sequelae of pregnant women following prenatal diagnoses of severe life limiting conditions. Based on the available data, the authors found evidence that women who abort due to a poor prenatal diagnosis are at…

The recent mandate by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requiring private health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs has generated a considerable amount of controversy. A time series cross-sectional analysis of state level public health data offers…

Pregnancy loss, natural or induced, is linked to higher rates of mental health problems, but little is known about its effects during the postpartum period. This study identifies the percentages of women receiving at least one postpartum psychiatric treatment (PPT), defined as…