Rachel Roth Aldhizer

Rachel Roth Aldhizer is a Visiting Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Her reporting and commentary on disability policy, abortion legislation, assisted reproductive technologies and other issues impacting American families have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, National Review, First Things, and numerous other publications.

Rachel writes from North Carolina, where she and her husband are raising five children, including a son with profound disabilities. Her work is deeply informed by her experience caring for a child diagnosed in utero with life-threatening fetal anomalies, an experience that shaped both her intellectual interests and professional focus.

Prior to joining EPPC, Rachel worked as an independent journalist covering overlooked dimensions of abortion policy, disability, healthcare, and family life. Drawing on extensive knowledge of women’s health and bioethics, she has collaborated with physician-scholars at the Charlotte Lozier Institute and the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) to produce in-depth reporting and analysis on abortion policy and maternal health. Her research interests have since expanded to include disability policy, entitlement programs, and the intersection of family life and public policy.

Her writing has also appeared in Public Discourse, The Federalist, The American Conservative, Newsweek, Plough, WORLD, and other outlets. Rachel was awarded the 2024–2025 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship through The Fund for American Studies.

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