State Policy Resources

The Guttmacher Institute monitors and analyzes state policy developments—including legislative, judicial and executive actions—on a broad range of issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. These resources, on such issues as access to and availability of abortion, contraceptive services and sex education, are updated regularly to provide a comprehensive picture of the state policy landscape.

State Policy Updates

These updates summarize current sexual and reproductive health state-level policy making through legislative, judicial and executive-branch actions. They are published twice a month.

State Laws & Policies

This series of fact sheets provides the current legal status of key sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. Fact sheets are updated as policies change.

State Policy Trends

These analyses provide a concise nationwide overview of sexual and reproductive health state-level policy developments and trends, organized according to issue area. They are published three times a year and cover the first quarter, the first half and the full year.

Interactive Map: Abortion Policies

This interactive map groups states into one of seven categories based on abortion policies they currently have in effect. See details about abortion policies, characteristics of residents and key abortion statistics, including driving distance to the nearest abortion clinic.

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