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  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
  • 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

Global

  • Abortion
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  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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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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  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • Fact Sheet

    Costs of Postabortion Care in the United Republic of Tanzania

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
    Infographic

    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • $3.00

    reduction in cost of maternal, newborn and abortion care for every $1 spent on contraceptive services beyond the current level
  • 50%

    of unintended pregnancies ended in abortion annually in 2015-2019 in countries that restrict abortion
  • 32

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49 in Latin America occurred annually in 2015-2019

Resources

  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancy Among Adolescents in Zimbabwe

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    • Abortion
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  • March 2021 News Release

    APHRC and Guttmacher Institute announce partnership to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Case for Ending the “Global Gag Rule” and the Helms Amendment

    Elizabeth A. Sully and Zara Ahmed

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    • Abortion
  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Central America

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    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in South America

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Haciendo Cuentas: Invertir en salud sexual y reproductiva en América Central

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    • Abortion
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  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Haciendo Cuentas: Invertir en salud sexual y reproductiva en América del Sur

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
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  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Haciendo Cuentas: Invertir en salud sexual y reproductiva en América Latina y el Caribe

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Caribbean

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Hear From An Expert

The United States remains the single largest donor to family planning services in low- and middle-income countries, but that support is not keeping pace with the global need. If we are serious about reducing maternal mortality and improving people’s well-being, the investment in family planning programs needs to increase and restrictive policies that prevent the United States from providing assistance for safe abortion must be reexamined.

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

Guttmacher Institute
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