Contraception Counts: New Mexico District 1
The Need for Services
• 34,290 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New Mexico's 1st congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 32 family planning clinics in New Mexico's 1st congressional district. 8 are run by health departments, 2 are run by hospitals, 2 are run by Planned Parenthood, 6 are run by community health centers and 14 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 23,370 women, including 5,060 teenagers.* 10% are served by health departments, 17% are served by hospitals, 36% are served by Planned Parenthood, 10% are served by community health centers and 27% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 19 of the family planning clinics in New Mexico's 1st congressional district are supported by Title X. 8 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 1 is run by a community health center and 10 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in New Mexico's 1st congressional district serve 6,720 women, including not available teenagers.* 34% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 8% are served by community health centers and 58% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 1st 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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