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United States

Abortion

The Guttmacher Institute is a primary source for research and policy analysis on abortion in the United States. In many cases, Guttmacher’s data are more comprehensive than state and federal government sources. The Institute’s work examines the incidence of abortion, access to care and barriers to obtaining services, factors underlying women’s decisions to terminate a pregnancy, characteristics of women who have abortions and the conditions under which women obtain them. Guttmacher also tracks abortion-related legislation and policies at the federal and state level, promoting access to abortion services and making an evidence-based case against restrictions that limit access.

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    Policy Trends in the States: 2016

  • News Release

    Most Patients Able to Obtain an Abortion Within One Week of Calling for an Appointment; Nearly One in 10 Wait More Than Two Weeks

  • Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 1.06M

    abortions performed in the United States in 2011
  • 38

    states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion
  • 59%

    of women obtaining abortions are mothers

The Latest

  • January 2017 News Release

    Abortion Coverage Restrictions Affect Millions of Women

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Policy Analysis

    In Real Life: Federal Restrictions on Abortion Coverage and the Women They Impact

    Megan K. Donovan,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Infographic

    Assault on Abortion Access Continues

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • January 2017 Infographic

    Efforts to Improve Reproductive Health Access are Growing

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • January 2017 Infographic

    93% of Women in the South Live in a State Hostile to Or Extremely Hostile to Abortion

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • January 2017 Infographic

    22 States are Extremely Hostile to Abortion

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • January 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    2016 Brought a Flood of Abortion Restrictions, But Also a Surge of Proactive Measures

    Elizabeth NashandRachel Benson Gold,Rewire

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Policy Analysis

    Policy Trends in the States: 2016

    Elizabeth Nash,Rachel Benson Gold,Zohra Ansari-Thomas,Olivia CappelloandLizamarie Mohammed

    United States

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    January 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies

    State Family Planning Funding Restrictions

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    January 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies

    Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

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