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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.

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State Facts About Abortion
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State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy

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December 2018 Report
Pregnancy Desires and Pregnancies at the State Level: Estimates for 2014

Kathryn Kost, Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Shivani Kochhar
United States
Pregnancy
December 2018 Report
State-Level Estimates of Contraceptive Use in the United States, 2017

Ayana Douglas-Hall, Kathryn Kost and Megan L. Kavanaugh
United States
Contraception
December 2018 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends 2018: With Roe v. Wade in Jeopardy, States Continued to Add New Abortion Restrictions

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello, Sophia Naide and Lizamarie Mohammed
United States
Abortion
Contraception
September 2018 Policy Analysis
A Time to Lead: A Roadmap for Progress on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide

Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
Global
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
September 2018 Report
Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive and Condom Use Among U.S. High School Students, 2013‒2017

Elizabeth Witwer, Rachel K. Jones and Laura D. Lindberg
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
September 2018 News Release
Most Sexually Active U.S. High School Students Make Decisions That Support Their Sexual Health
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
September 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
As Danger to ‘Roe’ Grows, Many Voters May Not Even Know That Abortion Is Legal

Rachel K. Jones,Rewire
United States
Abortion
August 2018 News Release
Improvements in Contraceptive Use Continue to Drive Declines in Pregnancy Among U.S. Adolescents
United States
Contraception
Teens
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

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Publicly funded family planning services are essential to women’s health. Ensuring that women have access to a range of contraceptive services is critical to reducing levels of unintended pregnancy

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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