Contraception Counts: Missouri District 6
The Need for Services
• 27,980 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Missouri's 6th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 34 family planning clinics in Missouri's 6th congressional district. 5 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 9 are run by community health centers and 19 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 11,980 women, including 3,060 teenagers.* 8% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 19% are served by Planned Parenthood, 7% are served by community health centers and 66% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 20 of the family planning clinics in Missouri's 6th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 19 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Missouri's 6th congressional district serve 10,250 women, including 2,630 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 22% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 78% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 6th 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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