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The Guttmacher Institute collects state-level data on publicly funded family planning services, unintended and teen pregnancy, and abortion. The Institute also tracks and analyzes state policies regarding abortion rights and access, minors’ access to services, funding for contraceptive services, sex and HIV education, and other topics related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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July 2015 Report
Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2013 Update

Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth and Mia R. Zolna
January 2015 Report
Unintended Pregnancy Rates at the State Level: Estimates for 2010 and Trends Since 2002

Kathryn Kost
August 2014 News Release
Twenty Million American Women In Need Of Publicly Funded Family Planning Services In 2012
July 2014 Infographic
Claim that Most Abortion Clinics Are Located in Black or Hispanic Neighborhoods Is False
June 2014 Policy Analysis
Claim that Most Abortion Clinics Are Located in Black or Hispanic Neighborhoods Is False
February 2014 Research Article
Abortion Incidence and Service Availability In the United States, 2011

Rachel K. Jones and Jenna Jerman Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
January 2014 Policy Analysis
Guttmacher Institute Amicus Brief Filed With the Supreme Court of the United States: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius
January 2014 Policy Analysis
Guttmacher Supreme Court Brief Puts Data Front and Center in Support of ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Guarantee
March 2013 Research Article
Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Teens and Young Adults: Youth-Friendly and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Services in U.S. Family Planning Facilities

Megan L. Kavanaugh, Jenna Jerman and Kathleen Ethier Journal of Adolescent Health
July 2012 Report
Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2010

Jennifer J. Frost, Mia R. Zolna and Lori F. Frohwirth

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Abortions in the United States are happening earlier in pregnancy than they used to: Two-thirds occur within the first eight weeks of pregnancy. Medication abortion helps make this possible.

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist