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US Policy on Abortion

Topics of US policy discussions about abortion include legality and availability; access later in pregnancy; affordability and insurance coverage; the global gag rule; and the Hyde, Weldon and Helms Amendments. The Guttmacher Institute’s analyses examine how state and federal abortion policies promote or impede access to care, as well as the impact they have on people’s lives, especially since the 2022 Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned the right to abortion.

  1. August 2021 Policy Analysis

    Impact of Texas’ Abortion Ban: A 14-Fold Increase in Driving Distance to Get an Abortion

    Elizabeth Nash, Jonathan Bearak, Naomi Li and Lauren Cross
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    July 2021 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends at Midyear 2021: Already the Worst Legislative Year Ever for U.S. Abortion Rights

    Elizabeth Nash and Sophia Naide
  3. July 2021 Research Article

    The disproportionate burdens of the mifepristone REMS

    Alexandra Thompson, Dipti Singh, Adrienne R. Ghorashi, Megan K. Donovan, Jenny Ma and Julie Rikelman Contraception
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    July 2021 Fact Sheet

    The Weldon Amendment: Interfering with Abortion Coverage and Care

  5. June 2021 Opinion

    Abortion Is at the Supreme Court Again. It's Different This Time

    Elizabeth Nash Scientific American
  6. May 2021 Policy Analysis

    In Direct Threat to Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court Takes Up Mississippi Abortion Case

    Elizabeth Nash and Lauren Cross
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    May 2021 Fact Sheet

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

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    May 2021 Fact Sheet

    The Hyde Amendment: A Discriminatory Ban on Insurance Coverage of Abortion

  9. March 2021 Opinion

    The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for

    Zara Ahmed
  10. March 2021 Policy Analysis

    Righting the Course: What Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration Must Do for Abortion Access in the United States

    Megan K. Donovan Guttmacher Policy Review

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