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US Policy on Maternal Health

Women in the United States and across the world have a right to affordable, comprehensive pregnancy-related care and to seek and achieve healthy pregnancies. The Guttmacher Institute’s analyses examine the role of domestic and international policies administered by the US government that impact prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care.

  1. February 2019 Policy Analysis

    U.S. Health Care Reform Proposals: How They Address Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller
  2. February 2019 Policy Analysis

    Manufactured Outrage about Abortion Masks the Real Agenda

    Megan K. Donovan
  3. 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
  4. October 2018 Policy Analysis

    Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Expanding the Available Options for U.S. Abortion Care

    Megan K. Donovan Guttmacher Policy Review
  5. 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
  6. April 2018 Policy Analysis

    Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, 2018

  7. March 2018 Policy Analysis

    The Roadmap to Safe Abortion Worldwide: Lessons from New Global Trends on Incidence, Legality and Safety

    Sneha Barot Guttmacher Policy Review
  8. August 2017 Opinion

    Lessons from Before Abortion Was Legal

    Rachel Benson Gold and Megan K. Donovan Scientific American
  9. August 2017 Policy Analysis

    The Benefits of Investing in International Family Planning—and the Price of Slashing Funding

    Sneha Barot Guttmacher Policy Review
  10. July 2017 Opinion

    For Women of Color, Access to Vital Health Services Is Threatened

    Marcela Howell and Ann M. Starrs The Hill's Congress Blog

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