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Scientists Ask Supreme Court to Modernize Outdated, “Cruel” U.S. Abortion Law
Today Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), together with Dr. Maureen Condic, a human embryology professor and CLI associate scholar, filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion limit in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and allow legislators to enact abortion laws based on modern science.
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Mississippi’s 15-Week Gestational Limit on Abortion is Mainstream Compared to European Laws
In 2018, Mississippi passed the Gestational Age Act, limiting elective abortion to 15 weeks. Mississippi’s 15-week law was invalidated by the lower federal courts and will be considered by the United States Supreme Court during their next term, which begins in October 2021. A comparative analysis between Mississippi and European abortion laws finds gestational limits on elective abortion—terminations performed without restriction as to reason—prior to 15 weeks, and more often at 12 weeks, are common and the norm for the majority of European countries. This comparison found 47 out of 50 European countries analyzed in this report either do not allow elective abortion (8) or limit elective abortion to 15 weeks or earlier (39), whereas 0 out of 50 states in the U.S. limit elective abortion to 15 weeks.
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New Study: Mississippi’s 15-Week Limit on Abortion in the ‘Mainstream’ of European Law
A comprehensive analysis of European abortion laws shows the overwhelming majority of European nations limit elective abortion prior to 15 weeks gestation. This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, concerning the constitutionality of limits on abortion prior to viability. The case was prompted by a Mississippi law that protects the life of the unborn starting at 15 weeks gestation.
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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines
Most COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Use Fetal Cells for Production; Several Used Abortion-Derived Cell Lines in Testing; Experts Urge All Vaccine Developers to Use Noncontroversial Alternatives
State Abortion Reporting
Do you know if abortion is declining or rising in your state? What about chemical abortion? How big of a threat is Planned Parenthood in your state? Does your state even report abortion data?
Visit our new state abortion reporting map to find out.
Our Leaders & Scholars
With a current network of more than three dozen Associate Scholars from a variety of disciplines, CLI provides pro-life groups and policy makers research-based information of the highest quality.
Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan
President
Stephen Billy
Executive Director
Jamie Bowers
Director of Communications
David Prentice, Ph.D.
Vice President and Research Director
Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
Deputy Director, Policy and Administration
Jeffrey M. Staab, J.C.D.
Director of the Lozier Library for Life, Science and Law
James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA
Vice President and Director of Data Analytics
Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Director of Life Sciences
Tessa Longbons
Research Associate
Hannah Howard
Research Associate
Gabriela Szostak
Executive Assistant to the President and Executive Director
Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
Senior Fellow in Legal Policy
Eugene C. Tarne
Senior Analyst
Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D.
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Kathi Aultman, M.D.
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Mai W. Bean
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Steven Braatz, M.D.
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Kristi Burton Brown, J.D.
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Dr. Byron C. Calhoun, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FASAM, MBA
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Steve Calvin, M.D.
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Kathryn Nix Carnahan, M.D.
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Samuel B. Casey, J.D.
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Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D.
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Maureen Condic, Ph.D.
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Scott E. Daniels, Ph.D.
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Richard Doerflinger, M.A.
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G. Kevin Donovan, M.D., M.A.
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Teresa A. Donovan, M.P.H.
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Marguerite Duane, M.D., M.H.A., FAAFP
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Maria Feeney, Ph.D.
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Reginald Finger, M.D., M.P.H.
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Fr. Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Ph.D.
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Catherine Glenn Foster, J.D., M.A.
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Christina M. Francis, M.D.
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Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
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Moira Gaul, M.P.H.
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Lisa Gilbert, MD, FAAFP
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Mary E. Harned, J.D.
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Donna Harrison, M.D.
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Margaret H. (Peggy) Hartshorn, Ph.D.
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Anna Higgins, J.D.
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Kelly Hollowell, Ph.D., J.D.
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Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D.
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Elizabeth Kirk, J.D.
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J. Wells Logan, M.D.
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Sharon J. MacKinnon, Ph.D., RN, FNP
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Amanda Stirone Mansfield, J.D.
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Jeanneane Maxon, J.D.
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Martin McCaffrey, MD, CAPT USN (Ret)
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Michael J. New, Ph.D.
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Sheila Page, D.O.
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Jeffrey J. Pauls, Ph.D.
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Jean Peduzzi-Nelson, Ph.D.
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Robin Pierucci, M.D., M.A.
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Katey Price, J.D.
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Sharon Quick, M.D.
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Katherine Rafferty, Ph.D., M.A.
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David C. Reardon, Ph.D.
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Monique Robles, M.D.
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Elise Rose, Ph.D., M.A.
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Bobby Schindler, M.S.
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Kathleen Schmainda, Ph.D., M.A., MSEEE, BSE
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James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D.
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Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
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Keiren D. Smith, M.D.
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Pia de Solenni, Ph.D.
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Nora Sullivan, M.P.A
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Paul Wagle, M.A.
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Susan Wills, J.D., LL.M.
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Gracie Yu, M.H.S.
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