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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. February 2020 Policy Analysis

    Expanding the Scope of Sex Education and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Work in Progress

    Leah H. Keller and Laura D. Lindberg
  2. February 2020 Policy Analysis

    “Parental Involvement” Mandates for Abortion Harm Young People, But Policymakers Can Fight Back

    Sophia Naide
  3. February 2020 Opinion

    This Valentine's Day, Demand Better Sex Education For Kids

    Laura D. Lindberg and Leslie Kantor Romper
  4. January 2020 Policy Analysis

    State Lawmakers Say Yes to Consent Education

    Sophia Naide
  5. January 2020 Research Article

    Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement

    Leslie Kantor and Laura D. Lindberg American Journal of Public Health
  6. November 2019 Policy Analysis

    The Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services: Fulfilling Our Promises to Young Women

    Zara Ahmed
  7. June 2019 Policy Analysis

    Promiscuity Propaganda: Access to Information and Services Does Not Lead to Increases in Sexual Activity

    Joerg Dreweke Guttmacher Policy Review
  8. May 2019 Policy Analysis

    State and Federal Lawmakers Promote Sexual Consent, LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Sex Education

    Elizabeth Nash, Leah H. Keller and Sophia Naide
  9. March 2019 Policy Analysis

    Title X Under Attack—Our Comprehensive Guide

    Kinsey Hasstedt and Ruth Dawson
  10. March 2019 Opinion

    What the Trump Administration’s Final Regulatory Changes Mean for Title X

    Kinsey Hasstedt Health Affairs Blog

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