Contraception Counts: Massachusetts District 8
The Need for Services
• 77,340 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 40 family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 9 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 8 are run by community health centers and 22 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 50,920 women, including 8,650 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 21% are served by hospitals, 24% are served by Planned Parenthood, 14% are served by community health centers and 41% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 28 of the family planning clinics in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 3 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 7 are run by community health centers and 18 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district serve 26,160 women, including 4,700 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 17% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 26% are served by community health centers and 57% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 8th 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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