Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: New York District 23


The Need for Services

• 37,220 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New York's 23th congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 29 family planning clinics in New York's 23th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 6 are run by hospitals, 12 are run by Planned Parenthood, 3 are run by community health centers and 8 are run by other types of agencies.

• Together, these clinics serve 19,820 women, including 6,280 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 6% are served by hospitals, 70% are served by Planned Parenthood, 3% are served by community health centers and 22% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 16 of the family planning clinics in New York's 23th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 11 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 5 are served by other types of agencies.

• These Title X-supported clinics in New York's 23th congressional district serve 17,240 women, including 5,560 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 78% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 22% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 23th 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.