Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: Massachusetts District 3


The Need for Services

• 30,540 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 9 family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 2 are run by community health centers and 5 are run by other types of agencies.

• Together, these clinics serve 12,000 women, including 2,230 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 42% are served by hospitals, 23% are served by Planned Parenthood, 13% are served by community health centers and 22% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 4 of the family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 4 are served by other types of agencies.

• These Title X-supported clinics in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district serve 2,310 women, including 860 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 100% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 3rd congressional district.

Credits

This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Definitions and Data Sources

References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.