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The Guttmacher Institute collects state-level data on publicly funded family planning services, unintended and teen pregnancy, and abortion. The Institute also tracks and analyzes state policies regarding abortion rights and access, minors’ access to services, funding for contraceptive services, sex and HIV education, and other topics related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Fact Sheet

State Facts About Abortion
State Policy Resources
Fact Sheet

State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

August 2018 Research Article
Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

Laura D. Lindberg, John S. Santelli and Sheila Desai,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Contraception
Teens
August 2018 Research Article
Sexual Orientation and Exposure to Violence Among U.S. Patients Undergoing Abortion

Rachel K. Jones, Jenna Jerman and Brittany M. Charlton,Obstetrics & Gynecology
United States
Abortion
July 2018 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends at Midyear, 2018

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello
United States
Abortion
Contraception
June 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Trump Administration Looks to Impose “Domestic Gag Rule,” Continuing Its Assault on Reproductive Health and Rights

Kinsey Hasstedt,BMJ Opinion
United States
Contraception
June 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
A Domestic Gag Rule and More: The Administration’s Proposed Changes to Title X

Kinsey Hasstedt,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
June 2018 News Release
Most Contraceptive Patients at Title X–Funded Health Centers in 2016 Had Insurance Coverage and Planned to Use It to Pay for Services
United States
Contraception
June 2018 Policy Analysis
Restrictions on Private Insurance Coverage of Abortion: A Danger to Abortion Access and Better U.S. Health Coverage

Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
June 2018 Research Article
A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States

Lawrence B. Finer, Laura D. Lindberg and Sheila Desai,Contraception
United States
Pregnancy
May 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Was on the Right Track, Now It’s Being Dismantled

Jesseca Boyer,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Teens
May 2018 Research Article
Is Pregnancy Fatalism Normal? An Attitudinal Assessment Among Women Trying to Get Pregnant and Those Not Using Contraception

Rachel K. Jones,Contraception
United States
Contraception
Pregnancy

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Hear From An Expert

The antiabortion movement has long been an evidence-free zone and many of its signature initiatives and proposals are devoid of any factual foundation.

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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