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  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • US policy resources
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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1975–2020)
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1969–2020)

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  • Policy analysis
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  • Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe
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  • Public-use data sets

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Senior Research Associate

Stephanie Küng

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Stephanie Küng (she/her) joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2022 as a Research Associate. Her research interests include access to sexual and reproductive health services, with a focus on abortion, in international settings. Her work has been published in the journals Contraception, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health and Obstetrics & Gynecology, among others. Ms. Küng received her BA in anthropology and Spanish from Kenyon College and her MPH from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.  

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Selected Publications

  1. March 2026 Research Article

    Factors associated with sale of medication abortion drugs without a prescription in pharmacies and drugstores in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Findings from a mystery client study

    Stephanie Küng, Alice F. Cartwright, Bashiru Mohammed, Mahari Yidego, Kidist Lemma and Tesfaye Tufa Contraception
  2. March 2026 Research Article

    Estimating abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy among adolescents living in refugee settlements in Uganda

    Stephanie Küng, Margaret Giorgio, Peter Kisaakye, Bonnie Wandera, Yohannes Dibaba Wado and George Odwe BMC Conflict and Health
  3. January 2026 Research Article

    Availability and readiness to provide postabortion care in refugee settlements in Uganda: a signal functions analysis

    Bonnie Wandera, Stephanie Küng, Caitlin Rich, Francis Obare, Dagim Habteyesus, Yadeta Dessie, Peter Kisaakye, George Odwe, Caroline Kabiru, Yohannes Dibaba Wado and Margaret Giorgio BMJ Global Health
  4. Violet and navy map of Africa with Ethiopia highlighted in orange
    December 2025 Research Article

    Quality of medication abortion services from pharmacies and drugstores in Ethiopia: A two-stage study

    Tesfaye Tufa, Stephanie Küng, Delayehu Bekele, Niguse Tadele, Mahari Yihdego, Kidist Lemma and Alice F. Cartwright BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  5. October 2025 Research Article

    Interface of perceived self-efficacy on safe abortion and lived experiences among women of reproductive age in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

    Wakgari B. Daga, Taklu M. Mokonnon, Niguse T. Atnafu, Amene A. Kerbo, Beimnet D. Kedida and Stephanie Küng African Journal of Reproductive Health
  6. July 2025 Research Article

    Estimating the incidence of induced abortion among women in refugee settings in Ethiopia

    Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Stephanie Küng, George Odwe, Yadeta Dessie, Dagim Habteyesus, Bonnie Wandera, Caitlin Rich, Peter Kisaakye, Caroline W. Kabiru, Francis Obare and Margaret Giorgio BMC Conflict and Health
  7. April 2025 Research Article

    Estimating incidence of induced abortion and unintended pregnancy among women in refugee settlements in Uganda

    George Odwe, Peter Kisaakye, Francis Obare, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Bonnie Wandera, Stephanie Küng, Caitlin Rich and Margaret Giorgio Studies in Family Planning
  8. March 2025 Research Article

    Abortion-related morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone: results from a 2021 cross-sectional study

    Stephanie Küng, Francis Moses, Kenneth Juma , Esther Mutuku, Mohamed Koblo Kamara, Margaret Giorgio and Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie BMC Public Health
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