Published March 17, 2026
Letter from the President
Dear Friends of EPPC:
As I complete my fifth year as president of EPPC, I feel immense gratitude for the privilege of leading such an outstanding group of colleagues devoting themselves to the most important questions of our time. A report like this one can provide only a brief look at our accomplishments, but 2025 was an unprecedented year of success for EPPC in shaping public policy and contributing to the renewal of our culture.
I have argued that the way forward after the Dobbs decision is to move incrementally on abortion, helping our fellow citizens see that abortion isn’t good for anyone, mother or child. EPPC struck a major blow against the abortion regime in 2025 by exposing the dangers of mifepristone, the “abortion pill,” which accounts for nearly two-thirds of abortions in the country (please see p. 6). In addition, EPPC has been one of the few policy institutes to publicly challenge the shallow consensus on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and propose ethical solutions for those experiencing infertility (p. 7).
EPPC achieved a significant victory against gender ideology when it successfully argued that the Trump administration should adopt “sex-rejecting procedures” as a more accurate term than “gender-affirming care” (p. 10). What we choose to call certain phenomena and procedures is more than mere wordplay. As thinkers like George Orwell knew, the battle against ideology is fought through language.
What is important about these and EPPC’s other achievements last year is not simply what we did but also how we did it. Although in this report we present the work of distinct programs, our scholars and staff seek to work across programs and functions, strengthening each other’s work with their own expertise. Our culture of collegiality makes EPPC much more than the sum of its parts.
Our success does not come cheap, however, especially as we face opponents who have far greater resources than we do. Our work is built on the foundation of our donors’ generosity, who make sacrificial gifts to benefit others without any expectation of personal reward. Thanks to you, we begin 2026 in a better position than ever to take advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges of the coming years.
Thank you, as always, for joining us in our mission.
Ryan T. Anderson
