CV NEWS FEED // Two doctors from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) have reinforced their peer-reviewed paper’s findings, which reveal that there is no research supporting the claim that abortion provides medical benefits, challenging a recent States Newsroom report.
Dr. James Studnicki and Dr. Ingrid Skop of CLI’s peer-reviewed paper, “Is Induced Abortion Evidence-Based Medical Practice?” reveals that there is no scientific evidence validating the benefits of elective abortion, contrary to assertions made by a recent States Newsroom report that has been criticized for misinterpreting their findings and perpetuating already refuted arguments.
According to CLI, despite the States Newsroom claim that “decades of research” have confirmed the safety and medical benefits of abortion, Studnicki and Skop’s paper shows that there is no evidence-based research determining when an elective abortion is indicated.
“There is no research supporting medical benefits from termination,” Studnicki clarified.
The States Newsroom report also reportedly misinterprets CLI’s position on medical procedures, suggesting that CLI advocates for riskier options like C-sections over abortions in emergencies.
“They are just calling for more complicated, sometimes invasive procedures to get to that same end goal,” claimed OB-GYN Dr. Nisha Verma in the States Newsroom report. “I think this is really dangerous — it creates confusion. It prevents the public from understanding that abortion is a necessary life-saving procedure.”
Skop clarified that while C-sections can be necessary and lifesaving in some cases, induction of labor is most often the safer option and does not justify aborting a viable baby.
The report also misrepresents the goals of medical interventions versus abortions, according to Skop.
“The end goal of an abortion is a dead baby. The end goal of a medical intervention during an emergency is to save as many lives as possible,” Skop stated. “Most women do not want their child intentionally killed through dismemberment, even if he or she is not likely to survive outside the womb.”
According to CLI, the States Newsroom report illustrates the need for better understanding of primary sources and the scientific process in reporting, as well as more awareness that even major medical and scientific organizations can be influenced to a fault by ideology.
Founded in 2011, CLI focuses on research and public policy analysis related to critical issues in both the U.S. and abroad. It is named after a feminist physician dedicated to the sanctity of human life and advocating for women’s equal career and educational opportunities.
