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This study discloses the publicly available external funding sources for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and its affiliates from 2016-2025, primarily focused on the years between 2019-2025. Identified funding sources encompass government sources, sources of government-facilitated funding, and lesser-known sources. This…

Texas is often the subject of interest and criticism. The Texas Heartbeat Act was the first strong protection of unborn life allowed while Roe was in effect, and an even stronger protection, the Texas Human Life Protection Act, was enforced following the…

Modern scientific literature shows that unborn babies can feel pain by 15 weeks gestation, and possibly as early as 12 weeks. The majority of abortions occur in the first trimester, but a substantial number are performed at 15 weeks or later on…

This paper examines the present status of in vitro fertilization laws, regulations, and guidelines in a sampling of countries. While countries like Italy, Germany, and Poland have regulated IVF in a way that attempts to protect human life in its earliest stages,…

Oregon’s 2023 abortion statistics were published in November 2024 on the state’s Induced Abortion Dashboard run by the Oregon Health Authority’s Center for Health Statistics. During 2023, reported abortions in the state increased from 2022.

There were 1,108 abortions reported in Vermont in 2022, an increase of 7% from the prior year.

Federal, state, and professional regulations provide a very limited patchwork of protections for IVF patients, let alone their unborn children created through the procedure. There is a need for improved regulation of the IVF industry, both federally and at the state level.

Charlotte Lozier Institute Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Ingrid Skop is calling out the "fearmongering" and "lies" of the media that are hurting women who don’t understand new abortion laws. A recent piece from ProPublica blamed the deaths of two Georgia women,…

Colorado’s 2023 abortion report was provided to Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) upon request in May 2024. The report shows that abortions increased from 2022.

A new peer-reviewed article published by Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) in Medical Research Archives refutes the inaccurate claim by abortion advocates that induced abortion is an “evidence-based” medical practice.

This paper evaluates each state’s abortion reporting requirements and publicly accessible abortion reports (or lack thereof). It is an update to CLI’s 2016 survey of abortion reporting across the country, and analyzes state-wide, regional, and national trends that could inform public health…

Recently, Alabama passed a new law that grants immunity from both civil and criminal liability to IVF clinics for destroying human embryos, without parents’ consent and for any reason. This came in the wake of the Alabama supreme court ruling that parents…