For the purposes of this research, each bill with pro-life provisions is counted only once, even if it contains multiple pro-life provisions.Īs of May 31, 2021, 89 new pro-life bills (or bills containing at least one pro-life provision) have been enacted into law since the beginning of 2021 across 26 states. These counts lead to counting some bills multiple times, but failing to capture other bills with important pro-life provisions. Other counts tally the number of provisions in each bill, instead of the total bill tallies. Many of these bills contain multiple pro-life provisions. state legislatures, a total of approximately 489 pro-life bills (or bills containing at least one pro-life provision) have been advanced from January to May 2021. The Guttmacher Institute, in an April analysis, said that “2021 is on track to become the most devastating antiabortion state legislative session in decades.” While the Guttmacher Institute sees pro-life bills and laws as “devastating,” the pro-life movement sees them as an incredibly positive sign that Americans are pro-life and ultimately want measures that protect and support women and their children.Īs of May 31, 2021, in 48 U.S.
It is also clear the pro-abortion sentiment in the nation’s capital is not aligned with the views of Americans at the state level. With the Biden administration reversing numerous life-affirming policies, it is clear there is an aggressive abortion agenda in Washington D.C. Pro-Life Bills and Provisions Advanced and Laws Enacted from January to May 2021: Pro-Life Banner Year as States Continue to Reject the Radical Abortion Agenda
To view this report as a PDF, see: Overview of U.S. This is Issue 59 in CLI’s On Point Series.