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The Guttmacher Institute’s work in the United States includes research on unintended and adolescent pregnancy, contraception and use of publicly funded family planning services, abortion incidence and funding, HIV and other STIs, and teens’ and adolescents' access to sex education and reproductive health services. The Institute also analyzes federal policies related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as the impact of federally funded programs such as Title X, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your state

  • Policy Analysis

    State Abortion Policy Landscape: From Hostile to Supportive

  • map of United States

    State Policy Resources

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman spends trying to avoid an unintended pregnancy
  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
  • 38%

    of women 13–44 live in a state supportive of abortion rights

Resources

  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    April 9, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Sex and HIV Education

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    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • April 2021 Research Article

    Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019

    Laura D. Lindberg, Lauren Firestein and Cynthia Beavin ,Contraception: X

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Infant Abandonment

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    • Pregnancy
  • April 2021 Policy Analysis

    Uninsured Rate for People of Reproductive Age Ticked Up Between 2016 and 2019

    Adam Sonfield

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  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives

    United States

    • Contraception
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    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Abortion Bans in Cases of Sex or Race Selection or Genetic Anomaly

    United States

    • Abortion
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    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

    United States

    • Abortion
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    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    State Family Planning Funding Restrictions

    United States

    • Abortion
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    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Medication Abortion

    United States

    • Abortion
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    April 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services

    United States

    • Contraception
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Publicly funded family planning centers play a critical role in helping many women avoid unintended pregnancy. Considering that nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, we simply can’t afford not to invest in publicly funded family planning

Adam Sonfield

Executive Editor, Policy Analysis
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