The New Republic has an interesting piece on the technology of ectogenesis, or growing embryos in artificial wombs – and the threat it may pose to Roe v. Wade. Reason’s Ron Bailey responds saying fears by those who believe in the sanctity and inviolability of Roe are overblown. Both pieces are stimulating reading.

But what struck me was this passage from Bailey’s piece:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 55 percent of abortions in the United States occur in the first eight weeks of gestation, and 88 percent within the first 12.

Now, this may just be another instance of bureaucratic scope creep, but isn’t there something a little disturbing about The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeping numbers on abortions?