Pennsylvania

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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January 2018 Infographic
Immigrant women need health coverage, not legal barriers
United States
Contraception
January 2018 News in Context
Dramatic Gains in Insurance Coverage for Women of Reproductive Age Are Now in Jeopardy
United States
Contraception
January 2018 News Release
Abortion Policy Landscape Shapes the Type of Care Available in U.S. States
United States
Abortion
January 2018 Research Article
Differences in Abortion Service Delivery in Hostile, Middle-ground and Supportive States in 2014

Rachel K. Jones, Meghan Ingerick and Jenna Jerman,Women's Health Issues
United States
Abortion
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. Lindberg and Jesseca Boyer,The Hill
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HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 News Release
About Half of U.S. Abortion Patients Report Using Contraception in the Month They Became Pregnant
United States
Abortion
Contraception
January 2018 Policy Analysis
Unbiased Information on and Referral for All Pregnancy Options Are Essential to Informed Consent in Reproductive Health Care

Kinsey Hasstedt,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
January 2018 Research Article
Reported Contraceptive Use in the Month of Becoming Pregnant among U.S. Abortion Patients in 2000 and 2014

Rachel K. Jones,Contraception
United States
Abortion
Contraception
January 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States, 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
January 2018 Infographic
Trends in State Abortion Restrictions, 2017
United States
Abortion

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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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