Abortion in the United States

JUNE 8, 2011

Providing Postabortion Contraceptive Services is Key To Reducing Repeat Unintended Pregnancies and Abortions

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Most Women Obtaining Abortions Report Their Partners Know of and Support Their Decision

DECEMBER 13, 2010

New Study Debunks Research Suggesting Abortion Leads to Mental Health Problems

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Antiabortion Activists Aim to Further Isolate Abortion from Mainstream Health Care

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

New Study Finds Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents

AUGUST 18, 2010

Abortion Ban in U.S. Military Facilities Discriminates Against Servicewomen, Should Be Overturned

MAY 25, 2010

Ob-Gyn Residents Who Intend to Provide Abortion Services Often Do Not Actually Do So

MAY 4, 2010

Abortion Has Become More Concentrated Among Poor Women

APRIL 7, 2010

Medicaid Reimbursement for Qualifying Abortions is Inconsistent

APRIL 6, 2010

Partners' Control of Women's Reproductive Options May Lead To Abortions And Unwanted Births

JANUARY 26, 2010

Following Decade-Long Decline, U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Increases as Both Births and Abortions Rise

AUGUST 21, 2009

Expectations That Abortion Pill Would Dramatically Improve Abortion Access Have Not Been Realized

JULY 8, 2009

Restricting Medicaid Funding for Abortion Forces One in Four Poor Women to Carry Unwanted Pregnancies to Term

MAY 12, 2009

Most Laws Mandating Counseling and Waiting Periods Before Abortion Have Little Impact

MARCH 11, 2009

Parental Involvement Laws Have Little, If Any, Impact on Abortion Rates

MARCH 9, 2009

Incarcerated Women's Abortion Access Limited by Varying Policies and Practices

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

1.94 Million Unintended Pregnancies and 810,000 Abortions are Prevented Each Year by Publicly Funded Family Planning Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

New Report Documents 30-Year U.S. Trends in Abortion

JANUARY 17, 2008

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline, Falling to Lowest Level Since 1974; More Effort Still Needed to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy

JANUARY 7, 2008

Concern for Current and Future Children A Key Reason Women Have Abortions

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Abortion Counseling Requirements Often Violate Core Principles of Informed Consent

NOVEMBER 21, 2006

Unplanned Pregnancy, Abortion Often Happen More Than Once in a Woman's Lifetime

OCTOBER 26, 2006

State Mandated Abortion Counseling Materials Often Medically Inaccurate, Biased

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Some Women Face Barriers to Obtaining Safe, Early Abortions

AUGUST 3, 2006

U.S. Abortion Decline Close to Stalling

JANUARY 20, 2006

States Enacted 52 Laws Restricting Abortion in 2005