Contraception Counts: Massachusetts District 7
The Need for Services
• 22,690 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 10 family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 3 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 7 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 18,290 women, including 1,580 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 16% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 84% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 2 of the family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district serve 1,610 women, including 680 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 9% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 91% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 7th 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.
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