Studies Cited in Major Abortion Pill Ruling Retracted Due to Politics, Researchers Say

Published on March 18, 2024

The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) makes no effort to hide its ties to the pro-life cause. As the 501(c)(3) research and education arm of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, the institute is forthright about where it stands on abortion and other reproductive issues. Since its founding in 2011, the organization’s network of scholars in medicine, public health, science, and other disciplines has published dozens of peer-reviewed studies on those topics. And, until recently, that hadn’t posed a problem. But when a Texas judge cited CLI research in his opinion halting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, the institute’s work became the subject of scrutiny....