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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • 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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Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
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Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
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  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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Zara Ahmed

US International Policy Officer

Zara Ahmed no longer works for the Guttmacher Institute. 

Selected Publications

  • June 2021 Policy Analysis

    Here's Why Sexual and Reproductive Rights Must Be the Linchpin of Feminist Foreign Policy

    Global

  • March 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for

    Global

    • Abortion
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    A Time for Change: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in a New Global Era

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Case for Ending the “Global Gag Rule” and the Helms Amendment

    Global

    • Abortion
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    Just the Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Must Build on Its Early Actions for Lasting Change

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • January 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • December 2020 Policy Analysis

    The First 100 Days: Biden-Harris Administration Must Use Electoral Mandate to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    United States

  • November 2020 Policy Analysis

    Reviving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Biden-Harris Era

  • September 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Trump Administration Wants to Make the Global Gag Rule Even More Harmful

    Ms. Magazine

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2020 Policy Analysis

    2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

  • August 2020 Policy Analysis

    From Bad to Worse: The COVID-19 Pandemic Risks Further Undermining Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Many Countries

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • July 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Here's Why Congress Must Repeal the Helms Amendment

    NBC

    Global

    • Abortion
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    More Is Not Enough: It’s Time to Radically Scale Up Funding for Global Family Planning

    Global

    • Contraception
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    The United States’ Withdrawal from WHO Is a Shortsighted Tantrum with Lasting Consequences for Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

  • June 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    COVID-19 Could Have Devastating Effects on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    New Security Beat

    Global

  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    The Unprecedented Expansion of the Global Gag Rule: Trampling Rights, Health and Free Speech

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19

    Global

  • April 2020 Research Article

    Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Nine Things Congress Must Do to Safeguard Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Age of COVID-19

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • March 2020 Policy Analysis

    The COVID-19 Outbreak: Potential Fallout for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Global

  • November 2019 Policy Analysis

    The Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services: Fulfilling Our Promises to Young Women

    Global

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2019 Policy Analysis

    Congress and the Trump Administration Must Support the International Violence Against Women Act

  • October 2019 Policy Analysis

    The Support UNFPA Funding Act: Righting a Policy Wrong

    Global

    • Contraception
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