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Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist
PDF icon Curriculum Vitae

Rachel Jones has worked at the Guttmacher Institute since 1999. She received her PhD in sociology from Tulane University, where she studied gender, family and inequality. Since 2000, she has been the principal investigator for the Institute’s national studies of U.S. abortion patients, and she has overseen the U.S. Abortion Provider Census since 2008. Dr. Jones is considered a leading expert on abortion in the United States. She has also conducted studies on contraceptive use, health insurance and adolescent sexual health in the United States, using both qualitative and quantitative data. Dr. Jones is a member of the American Public Health Association and the Population Association of America, and she serves on the board of directors of the National Abortion Federation.

Selected Publications For a full list of publications by Rachel K. Jones, download CV.

  • November 2020 Research Article

    Fertility intentions and recent births among US abortion patients

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2020 Research Article

    Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: a brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • October 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    People of All Religions Use Birth Control and Have Abortions

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • October 2020 Research Article

    Trends in medication abortion and the role of low-volume and non-metropolitan mifepristone purchasers: 2008–2011 and 2014–2017

    Contraception: X

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2020 Research Article

    Abortion service delivery in clinics by state policy climate in 2017

    Contraception: X

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2020 Research Article

    Change and stability in contraceptive use patterns among US women over a 12-month period: analysis using the 2013–2015 National Survey of Family Growth life history calendar

    Contraception: X

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2020 Research Article

    COVID‐19 Abortion Bans and Their Implications for Public Health

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • April 2020 Research Article

    Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in U.S. Jails

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    COVID-19 Abortion Bans Would Greatly Increase Driving Distances for Those Seeking Care

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2020 Research Article

    Transgender abortion patients and the provision of transgender-specific care at non-hospital facilities that provide abortions

    Contraception: X

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Sexual Orientation Differences in Pregnancy and Abortion Across the Lifecourse

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2019 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Self-Managed Abortion May Be On The Rise, But Probably Not A Significant Driver Of The Overall Decline In Abortion

    Health Affairs Blog

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2019 Report

    Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2017

    United States

    • Abortion
  • August 2019 Research Article

    Predicted changes in abortion access and incidence in a post-Roe world

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2019 Research Article

    Characteristics of immigrants obtaining abortions and comparison with U.S.-born individuals

    Journal of Women's Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2019 Research Article

    Contraceptive use by women across different sexual orientation groups

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2018 Report

    Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive and Condom Use Among U.S. High School Students, 2013‒2017

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • September 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    As Danger to ‘Roe’ Grows, Many Voters May Not Even Know That Abortion Is Legal

    Rewire

    United States

    • Abortion
  • August 2018 Research Article

    Sexual Orientation and Exposure to Violence Among U.S. Patients Undergoing Abortion

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2018 Research Article

    Is Pregnancy Fatalism Normal? An Attitudinal Assessment Among Women Trying to Get Pregnant and Those Not Using Contraception

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2018 Research Article

    Multiple contraceptive method use and prevalence of fertility awareness based method use in the United States, 2013–2015

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • February 2018 Research Article

    What Are People Looking For When They Google “Self-Abortion”?

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2018 Research Article

    Differences in Abortion Service Delivery in Hostile, Middle-ground and Supportive States in 2014

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2018 Research Article

    Reported Contraceptive Use in the Month of Becoming Pregnant among U.S. Abortion Patients in 2000 and 2014

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • November 2017 Research Article

    Estimating Abortion Provision and Abortion Referrals Among United States Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Private Practice

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2017 Research Article

    Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • October 2017 Research Article

    Population Group Abortion Rates and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion: United States, 2008–2014

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2017 Research Article

    Disparities and change over time in distance women would need to travel to have an abortion in the USA: a spatial analysis

    The Lancet Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • August 2017 Research Article

    Which Abortion Patients Have Had a Prior Abortion? Findings from the 2014 U.S. Abortion Patient Survey

    Journal of Women's Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2017 Research Article

    Did Contraceptive Use Patterns Change After the Affordable Care Act?: A Descriptive Analysis

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2017 Research Article

    Change and consistency in U.S. women's pregnancy attitudes and associations with contraceptive use

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2017 Research Article

    Characteristics and Circumstances of U.S. Women who Obtain Very Early and Second-Trimester Abortions

    PLOS ONE

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Service Availability In the United States, 2014

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2016 Research Article

    Are Uncertain Fertility Intentions a Temporary or Long-term Outlook? Findings from a Panel Study

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • August 2016 Report

    Time to Appointment and Delays in Accessing Care Among U.S. Abortion Patients

    United States

    • Abortion
  • Twice as many abortion patients are eligible for medication abortion following the 2016 FDA label change
    June 2016 News in Context

    The Public Health Implications of the FDA Update to the Medication Abortion Label

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2016 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Public Health Implications of the FDA Update to the Medication Abortion Label

    Health Affairs Blog

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2016 Report

    Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients in 2014 and Changes Since 2008

    United States

    • Abortion
  • February 2016 Research Article

    “If I know I am on the pill and I get pregnant, it's an act of God”: women's views on fatalism, agency and pregnancy

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2016 Policy Analysis

    Health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age before and after implementation of the affordable care act

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • August 2015 Research Article

    Using Longitudinal Data to Understand Changes In Consistent Contraceptive Use

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2014 Policy Analysis

    Impact of the federal contraceptive coverage guarantee on out-of-pocket payments for contraceptives: 2014 update

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • September 2014 Research Article

    Denial of Abortion Because of Provider Gestational Age Limits in the United States

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • July 2014 Research Article

    Secondary Measures of Access to Abortion Services in the United States, 2011 and 2012: Gestational Age Limits, Cost, and Harassment

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2014 Research Article

    Pull and pray or extra protection? Contraceptive strategies involving withdrawal among US adult women

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • February 2014 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Service Availability In the United States, 2011

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2013 Research Article

    Changes in out-of-pocket payments for contraception by privately insured women during implementation of the federal contraceptive coverage requirement

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2013 Research Article

    How Far Did US Women Travel for Abortion Services in 2008?

    Journal of Women's Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2013 Research Article

    At What Cost?: Payment for Abortion Care by U.S. Women

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • August 2012 Research Article

    More than poverty: disruptive events among women having abortions in the USA

    Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2012 Research Article

    Who has second-trimester abortions in the United States?

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2012 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    So, Who Has Second Trimester Abortions?

    Conscience

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2011 Research Article

    Exposure to and Views of Information about Sexual Abstinence Among Older Teens

    American Journal of Sexuality Education

    United States

    • Teens
  • November 2011 Report

    Beyond Birth Control: The Overlooked Benefits Of Oral Contraceptive Pills

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2011 Research Article

    Teens Reflect on Their Sources of Contraceptive Information

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2011 Research Article

    Changes in Abortion Rates Between 2000 and 2008 and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2011 Research Article

    Patients' attitudes and experiences related to receiving contraception during abortion care

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2011 Research Article

    Perceived and Insurance-Related Barriers to the Provision of Contraceptive Services in U.S. Abortion Care Settings

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
  • April 2011 Report

    Countering Conventional Wisdom: New Evidence on Religion and Contraceptive Use

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2011 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Access to Services in the United States, 2008

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2011 Research Article

    The More Things Change...: The Relative Importance of the Internet as a Source of Contraceptive Information for Teens

    Sexuality Research and Social Policy

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • January 2011 Research Article

    Is the Internet Filling the Sexual Health Information Gap for Teens? An Exploratory Study

    Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives

    United States

    • Teens
  • January 2011 Research Article

    Perceptions of Male Knowledge and Support Among U.S. Women Obtaining Abortions

    Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2010 Research Article

    How commonly do U.S. abortion clinics offer contraceptive services?

    Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • September 2010 Research Article

    How commonly do US abortion patients report attempts to self-induce?

    American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG)

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2010 Report

    Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients, 2008

    Global

    • Abortion
  • June 2009 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Withdrawal as Contraception: Why So Skeptical?

    Rewire

    United States

    • Contraception
  • June 2009 Research Article

    Better Than Nothing or Savvy Risk-Reduction Practice? The Importance of Withdrawal

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • March 2008 Research Article

    Abortion in the United States: Incidence and Access to Services, 2005

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2007 Research Article

    Underreporting of Induced and Spontaneous Abortion in the United States: An Analysis of the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

    Studies in Family Planning

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2006 Report

    Repeat Abortion in the United States

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2006 Research Article

    Do U.S. Family Planning Clinics Encourage Parent-Child Communication? Findings from an Exploratory Survey

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2005 Research Article

    Parent-Child Relations Among Minor Females Attending U.S. Family Planning Clinics

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • October 2004 Research Article

    Confidential Reproductive Health Services for Minors: The Potential Impact of Mandated Parental Involvement for Contraception

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 2002 Research Article

    Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Women Having Abortions in 2000-2001

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2002 Research Article

    Patterns in the Socioeconomic Characteristics of Women Obtaining Abortions in 2000-2001

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 2002 Research Article

    Mifepristone for Early Medical Abortion: Experiences in France, Great Britain and Sweden

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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