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Highlights

  • 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

Reports

  • Global
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Articles

  • Global research
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  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
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  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

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

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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Global

Pregnancy

The Guttmacher Institute estimates the incidence, consequences and costs of unintended pregnancy globally, regionally and at the country level, and seeks to understand what drives unintended pregnancy rates and trends. We promote policies and strategies that enable women to time and space their pregnancies.

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
    Infographic

    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 49%

    pregnanies in LMICs are unintended
  • 63%

    approximate reduction in adolescent maternal deaths in LMICs if all need for sexual and reproductive health services were met
  • 31M

    women in LMICs do not deliver their babies in a health facility

Resources

  • April 2019 Policy Analysis

    Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, 2019

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2019 Infographic

    The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance 2019

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2018 Policy Analysis

    What Congress Can Do to Restore U.S. Leadership on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2018 News Release

    Vue d’ensemble: Investir dans la contraception et la santé maternelle et néonatale dans les pays membres du Partenariat de Ouagadougou

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2018 News Release

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in the Ouagadougou Partnership Countries

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2018 Policy Analysis

    A Time to Lead: A Roadmap for Progress on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide

    Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • August 2018 Infographic

    Sexual and reproductive health and sexual and reproductive rights are interconnected

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Image, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission: Health & Rights
    July 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    A Bold and Comprehensive Vision for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Cynthia Summers,Women Deliver Blog

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Image, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission: Health & Rights
    June 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Los beneficios del acceso al aborto legal y seguro

    Laura Laski and Ernestina Coast,La Nación

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing Ann M. Starrs quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
    May 2018 Infographic

    Ann M. Starrs quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

    Global

    • Abortion
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Substantial progress for women and girls has been made over the past two decades, but large gaps remain. There are 218 million women in low- and middle-income countries who want to avoid pregnancy and are not using a modern contraceptive method.

Elizabeth A. Sully

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