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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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  • Abortion
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Abortion

For decades, the Guttmacher Institute has documented the reality of unsafe abortion in the developing world. We have pioneered methodologies to study abortion in countries where it is legally restricted, and our research portfolio includes studies on the incidence of abortion, the factors underlying women’s decisions to end their pregnancies, the conditions under which women obtain abortions, and the health, social and economic consequences of clandestine abortion. Most recently, the Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide study has produced model-based estimates of the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion over the period 1990–2019 for 150 countries and territories around the world. Such estimates provide an opportunity to assess trends in unintended pregnancy and abor­tion over time for individual countries and territories, as well as regionally and globally. The Institute supports policies to promote access to safe abortion services worldwide, including through U.S. foreign aid programs.

 

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

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    Costs of Postabortion Care in the United Republic of Tanzania

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
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    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • $1.7B

    estimated total cost of postabortion care in LMICs
  • $3.00

    reduction in cost of maternal, newborn and abortion care for every $1 spent on contraceptive services beyond the current level
  • 32

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in high income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019

Resources

  • May 2021 Fact Sheet

    The Global Gag Rule and the Helms Amendment: Dual Policies, Deadly Impact

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2021 News Release

    Reproductive Health in East Africa: Guttmacher Institute Joins Advocates at Annual Regional Convening to Discuss How to Prevent Unsafe Abortion

    Global

    • Abortion
  • April 2021 News Release

    Guttmacher Institute Releases Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles for More Than 130 Countries

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    • Abortion
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  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Avantages de l’investissement dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive dans l’Union africaine

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    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2021 Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in India

    Rachel Murro, Rhea Chawla, Souvik Pyne, Shruti Venkatesh and Elizabeth A. Sully

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    • Abortion
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  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Safe Abortion Services in the African Union

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    Investing in Contraceptive Services in the African Union

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  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Investment Needs in the African Union

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    • Abortion
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  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Avantages de l’investissement dans les services d’avortement sécurisé dans l’Union africaine

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  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Avantages de l’investissement dans les services de contraception dans l’Union africaine

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Vital global health funding should not be a political football. It’s disturbing that the administration reinstated the global gag rule and blocked U.S. funding for UNFPA. The justification for both these policies is grounded in misinformation—and there is zero evidence that either one of them is effective in achieving its purported goal.

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

Guttmacher Institute
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