Kansas

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

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Resources

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
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

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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

Senior State Manager

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