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Commentary posted May 7, 2012 by Jennifer Marshall The Horror Behind Chen’s Great Escape
It has all the makings of a spellbinding screenplay: A blind Chinese dissident outwits a communist regime’s thugs to escape house arrest and seek sanctuary in the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Chen Guangcheng scaled walls, crossed fields, slept in a pig pen,…
Backgrounder posted March 29, 2012 by David Muhlhausen, Ph.D., Christina Villegas Violence Against Women Act: Reauthorization Fundamentally Flawed
Abstract: Despite the fact that each state has statutes that punish domestic violence, the federal government intervened in 1994 with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Senate is now expected to consider the newest reauthorization of the act—S. 1925—which includes radical changes that…
Commentary posted February 3, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Conscience Protections Guard Civility
One spring morning in 2009, Catherine Cenzon-DeCarlo arrived at the job she loves at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. By the time the nurse’s shift was over, though, her peace was shattered. That day, Mount Sinai officials compelled Cenzon-DeCarlo to help doctors perform an abortion late in…
Audio Recorded on January 24, 2011 Roe Anniversary
It's time for common sense; I'm Ernest Istook. 38 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court found something in…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted February 5, 2007 by Michael New, Ph.D. Analyzing the Effect of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
The reduction in the incidence of abortion during the 1990s became a topic of much discussion during the 2004 presidential election. Between 1990 and 1999, the number of reported legal abortions declined by 18.4 percent.[1] Some commentators noted that this decline took place during the Administration of President…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted July 18, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Getting It Wrong: How The New York Times Misinterprets AbortionStatistics and Arrives at Incorrect Conclusions
On March 6, 2006, The New York Times ran a front-page article arguing that parental involvement laws have been ineffective at reducing the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] The authors collected data from six states that recently passed parental involvement legislation. They…
WebMemo posted March 7, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. A Lesson in Data and Analysis for the New York Times
Yesterday, The New York Times published a front-page article, "Scant Drop in Abortion Rates if Parents are Told," that reported the newspaper's conclusion that recently-enacted parental involvement laws have not reduced the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] On its surface, the newspaper's statistical analysis…
Commentary posted January 24, 2006 by Rebecca Hagelin New Study Shows Pro-Life Laws Save Lives
Unanimous verdicts by the Supreme Court are rare. Yet, last week, we witnessed one -- and in an abortion case, no less. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood concerned a law that New Hampshire passed in 2003 requiring minors to give parents 48-hours notice before an abortion. Although the law contains some restrictions (e.g., the…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted January 23, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Using Natural Experiments to Analyze the Impact of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion
During the 2004 election, there was a substantial amount of discussion about whether or not "pro-life" legislation[1] effectively reduces the incidence of abortion. Some religious leaders and political commentators urged pro-life voters to consider issues besides abortion when voting. Most of them argued that there is…
WebMemo posted October 27, 2004 by Andrew Grossman Pro-Life Policy: Does It Make a Difference?
Did the policies of the Clinton Administration cause a decrease in the abortion rate nationwide during the 1990s? The decline in abortion rates during the 1990s has lead some to suggest that electing "pro-life" politicians does little to advance the cause of lowering the incidence of abortion. They posit that the link between abortion…

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Backgrounder posted March 29, 2012 by David Muhlhausen, Ph.D., Christina Villegas Violence Against Women Act: Reauthorization Fundamentally Flawed
Abstract: Despite the fact that each state has statutes that punish domestic violence, the federal government intervened in 1994 with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Senate is now expected to consider the newest reauthorization of the act—S. 1925—which includes radical changes that…
WebMemo posted March 7, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. A Lesson in Data and Analysis for the New York Times
Yesterday, The New York Times published a front-page article, "Scant Drop in Abortion Rates if Parents are Told," that reported the newspaper's conclusion that recently-enacted parental involvement laws have not reduced the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] On its surface, the newspaper's statistical analysis…
Commentary posted February 3, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Conscience Protections Guard Civility
One spring morning in 2009, Catherine Cenzon-DeCarlo arrived at the job she loves at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. By the time the nurse’s shift was over, though, her peace was shattered. That day, Mount Sinai officials compelled Cenzon-DeCarlo to help doctors perform an abortion late in…
Commentary posted May 7, 2012 by Jennifer Marshall The Horror Behind Chen’s Great Escape
It has all the makings of a spellbinding screenplay: A blind Chinese dissident outwits a communist regime’s thugs to escape house arrest and seek sanctuary in the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Chen Guangcheng scaled walls, crossed fields, slept in a pig pen,…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted January 23, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Using Natural Experiments to Analyze the Impact of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion
During the 2004 election, there was a substantial amount of discussion about whether or not "pro-life" legislation[1] effectively reduces the incidence of abortion. Some religious leaders and political commentators urged pro-life voters to consider issues besides abortion when voting. Most of them argued that there is…
WebMemo posted October 27, 2004 by Andrew Grossman Pro-Life Policy: Does It Make a Difference?
Did the policies of the Clinton Administration cause a decrease in the abortion rate nationwide during the 1990s? The decline in abortion rates during the 1990s has lead some to suggest that electing "pro-life" politicians does little to advance the cause of lowering the incidence of abortion. They posit that the link between abortion…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted February 5, 2007 by Michael New, Ph.D. Analyzing the Effect of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
The reduction in the incidence of abortion during the 1990s became a topic of much discussion during the 2004 presidential election. Between 1990 and 1999, the number of reported legal abortions declined by 18.4 percent.[1] Some commentators noted that this decline took place during the Administration of President…
Commentary posted January 24, 2006 by Rebecca Hagelin New Study Shows Pro-Life Laws Save Lives
Unanimous verdicts by the Supreme Court are rare. Yet, last week, we witnessed one -- and in an abortion case, no less. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood concerned a law that New Hampshire passed in 2003 requiring minors to give parents 48-hours notice before an abortion. Although the law contains some restrictions (e.g., the…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted January 21, 2004 by Michael New, Ph.D. Analyzing the Effects of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion During the 1990s
The 1990s saw both the election and re-election of a "pro-choice" President.1 However, the "pro-life" movement made considerable gains at the state and local levels. Survey data indicate that by the end of the decade, more people supported restrictions on abortion and fewer supported discretionary abortion.2 Meanwhile,…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted July 18, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Getting It Wrong: How The New York Times Misinterprets AbortionStatistics and Arrives at Incorrect Conclusions
On March 6, 2006, The New York Times ran a front-page article arguing that parental involvement laws have been ineffective at reducing the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] The authors collected data from six states that recently passed parental involvement legislation. They…

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Backgrounder posted March 29, 2012 by David Muhlhausen, Ph.D., Christina Villegas Violence Against Women Act: Reauthorization Fundamentally Flawed
Abstract: Despite the fact that each state has statutes that punish domestic violence, the federal government intervened in 1994 with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Senate is now expected to consider the newest reauthorization of the act—S. 1925—which includes radical changes that…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted February 5, 2007 by Michael New, Ph.D. Analyzing the Effect of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
The reduction in the incidence of abortion during the 1990s became a topic of much discussion during the 2004 presidential election. Between 1990 and 1999, the number of reported legal abortions declined by 18.4 percent.[1] Some commentators noted that this decline took place during the Administration of President…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted July 18, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Getting It Wrong: How The New York Times Misinterprets AbortionStatistics and Arrives at Incorrect Conclusions
On March 6, 2006, The New York Times ran a front-page article arguing that parental involvement laws have been ineffective at reducing the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] The authors collected data from six states that recently passed parental involvement legislation. They…
WebMemo posted March 7, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. A Lesson in Data and Analysis for the New York Times
Yesterday, The New York Times published a front-page article, "Scant Drop in Abortion Rates if Parents are Told," that reported the newspaper's conclusion that recently-enacted parental involvement laws have not reduced the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] On its surface, the newspaper's statistical analysis…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted January 23, 2006 by Michael New, Ph.D. Using Natural Experiments to Analyze the Impact of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion
During the 2004 election, there was a substantial amount of discussion about whether or not "pro-life" legislation[1] effectively reduces the incidence of abortion. Some religious leaders and political commentators urged pro-life voters to consider issues besides abortion when voting. Most of them argued that there is…
WebMemo posted October 27, 2004 by Andrew Grossman Pro-Life Policy: Does It Make a Difference?
Did the policies of the Clinton Administration cause a decrease in the abortion rate nationwide during the 1990s? The decline in abortion rates during the 1990s has lead some to suggest that electing "pro-life" politicians does little to advance the cause of lowering the incidence of abortion. They posit that the link between abortion…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted January 21, 2004 by Michael New, Ph.D. Analyzing the Effects of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion During the 1990s
The 1990s saw both the election and re-election of a "pro-choice" President.1 However, the "pro-life" movement made considerable gains at the state and local levels. Survey data indicate that by the end of the decade, more people supported restrictions on abortion and fewer supported discretionary abortion.2 Meanwhile,…

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