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  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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  • Teens

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Sneha Barot

Sneha Barot joined the Washington, DC office of the Guttmacher Institute in 2008. Ms. Barot provides policy analysis on a range of sexual and reproductive health issues in the United States and internationally. Among these issues are international family planning and abortion, and the development and use of reproductive health products and technologies. Prior to joining the Institute, Ms. Barot was Acting Director and Senior Program Manager at the Asia Division of the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative. She has also lived and worked in New Delhi with local women’s rights organizations and in New York with several public interest and human rights groups, including the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Urban Justice Center. Ms. Barot graduated with honors from the University of Florida and earned a JD from the New York University School of Law.

Selected Publications

  • March 2018 Policy Analysis

    The Roadmap to Safe Abortion Worldwide: Lessons from New Global Trends on Incidence, Legality and Safety

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • August 2017 Policy Analysis

    The Benefits of Investing in International Family Planning—and the Price of Slashing Funding

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • June 2017 Policy Analysis

    When Antiabortion Ideology Turns into Foreign Policy: How the Global Gag Rule Erodes Health, Ethics and Democracy

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2017 Policy Analysis

    In a State of Crisis: Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women in Humanitarian Situations

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • November 2015 Policy Analysis

    Moving Oral Contraceptives to Over-the-Counter Status: Policy Versus Politics

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • September 2015 Report

    Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Indicators for the SDGs

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • June 2015 Policy Analysis

    The Global Gag Rule and Fights over Funding UNFPA: The Issues That Won’t Go Away

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • February 2015 Policy Analysis

    Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Are Key to Global Development: The Case for Ramping Up Investment

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • October 2014 Policy Analysis

    Making the case for multipurpose prevention technologies: the socio-epidemiological rationale

    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • September 2014 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Birth Control Pills Should Be Available Over The Counter, But That’s No Substitute For Contraceptive Coverage

    Health Affairs Blog
  • September 2014 Policy Analysis

    Looking Back While Moving Forward: Marking 20 Years Since The International Conference on Population and Development

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Contraception
  • March 2014 Policy Analysis

    Implementing Postabortion Care Programs in the Developing World: Ongoing Challenges

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • HIV & STIs
  • December 2013 Policy Analysis

    A Common Cause: Faith-Based Organizations and Promoting Access to Family Planning in the Developing World

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2013 Policy Analysis

    Abortion Restrictions in U.S. Foreign Aid: The History and Harms of the Helms Amendment

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    In Search of Breakthroughs: Renewing Support for Contraceptive Research and Development

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • October 2012 Policy Analysis

    Governmental Coercion in Reproductive Decision Making: See It Both Ways

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2012 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Sex-selective abortion bans: a disingenuous new strategy to limit women's access to abortion

    Rewire
  • May 2012 Policy Analysis

    A Problem-and-Solution Mismatch: Son Preference and Sex-Selective Abortion Bans

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2012 Policy Analysis

    Preventing Cervical Cancer: New Resources To Advance the Domestic and Global Fight

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
  • June 2011 Policy Analysis

    Unsafe Abortion: The Missing Link in Global Efforts to Improve Maternal Health

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2011 Policy Analysis

    The Need for a Revitalized National Research Agenda On Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • October 2010 Policy Analysis

    United Nations Summit, Research Findings Highlight Mixed Progress on Maternal Health

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • August 2010 Policy Analysis

    Preempting the Need to Repair: Toward a Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Obstetric Fistula

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • June 2010 Policy Analysis

    Past Due: Emergency Contraception In U.S. Reproductive Health Programs Overseas

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • March 2010 Policy Analysis

    BPA-Free and Beyond: Protecting Reproductive Health from Environmental Toxins

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • March 2009 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Restoring U.S. Leadership on Women’s Health

    The Hill's Congress Blog
  • March 2009 Policy Analysis

    Reclaiming the Lead: Restoring U.S. Leadership in Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • October 2008 Policy Analysis

    Making the Case for a ‘Contraceptive Convenience’ Agenda

    Guttmacher Policy Review
  • August 2008 Policy Analysis

    Back to Basics: The Rationale for Increased Funds for International Family Planning

    Guttmacher Policy Review
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