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US Policy on Adolescents

Adolescents in the United States and around the world need and have a right to comprehensive, inclusive, and evidence-based sexual and reproductive health services and educational materials. The Guttmacher Institute’s analyses examine issues that affect adolescents, such as the need for comprehensive sex education, the harms of abstinence-only programs, and the importance of access to the full range of confidential sexual and reproductive health counseling and care, including abortion.

  1. November 2020 Research Article

    Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: a brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women

    Brittany M. Charlton, Colleen A. Reynolds, Elizabeth Janiak, Amy D. DiVasta, Rachel K. Jones, Jorge E. Chavarro, Vishnudas Sarda and S. Bryn Austin Contraception
  2. September 2020 Policy Analysis

    2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

    Leah H. Keller, Lauren Cross and Zara Ahmed
  3. September 2020 Opinion

    Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

    Aletha Y. Akers Ms. Magazine
  4. August 2020 Policy Analysis

    From Bad to Worse: The COVID-19 Pandemic Risks Further Undermining Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Many Countries

    Sophia Sadinsky, Alan Jarandilla Nuñez, Sandra Nabulega, Taylor Riley, Zara Ahmed and Elizabeth A. Sully
  5. August 2020 Research Article

    Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

    Asari Offiong, Laura D. Lindberg, Jacky M. Jennings, Patricia J. Dittus and Arik V. Marcell Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
  6. July 2020 Research Article

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: Disparities Across Sexual Orientation Groups in Two Cohorts of US Women

    Ariella R. Tabaac, Sebastien Haneuse, Michelle Johns, Andy S.L. Tan, S. Bryn Austin, Jennifer Potter, Laura D. Lindberg and Brittany M. Charlton Sexuality Research and Social Policy
  7. May 2020 Policy Analysis

    It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

    Leah H. Keller
  8. May 2020 Policy Analysis

    Ten Things State Policymakers Can Do to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide
  9. April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Nine Things Congress Must Do to Safeguard Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Age of COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield
  10. April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services

    Leah H. Keller Guttmacher Policy Review

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