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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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    Roe v. Wade Overturned: Our Latest Resources

  • Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in the United States

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    Medication Abortion Now Accounts for More Than Half of All US Abortions

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 862K

    abortions performed in the United States in 2017
  • 38%

    of women 13–44 live in a state supportive of abortion rights
  • 58%

    of women 13–44 live in a state hostile or extremely hostile to abortion rights

Resources

  • March 2022 Policy Analysis

    2022 State Legislative Sessions: Abortion Bans and Restrictions on Medication Abortion Dominate

    Elizabeth Nash, Lauren Cross and Joerg Dreweke

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2022 Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Northern America

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2022 Policy Analysis

    Medication Abortion Now Accounts for More Than Half of All US Abortions

    Rachel K. Jones, Elizabeth Nash, Lauren Cross, Jesse Philbin and Marielle Kirstein

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2021 Research Article

    Qualitative Data Sharing: Participant Understanding, Motivation, and Consent

    Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller and Sebastian Karcher,Qualitative Health Research

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Infographic

    Abortion bans will never change the fact that everyone deserves access to timely and affordable care

    United States

    • Abortion
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    Texas Abortion Ban Foreshadows the Potential Fate of Half the Nation

    Herminia Palacio and Jamila Perritt,The Hill

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Infographic

    Abortion restrictions are about control—they are designed to make care harder to provide, obtain and afford

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Infographic

    ABORTION ACCESS Everywhere Any Time For All

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Policy Analysis

    Resources for Journalists: 15 Points to Consider When Covering Abortion, the Supreme Court and a Potential “Post-Roe World”

    Lauren Cross, Elizabeth Nash and Isabel Guarnieri

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Policy Analysis

    New Evidence: Texas Residents Have Obtained Abortions in at Least 12 States That Do Not Border Texas

    Rachel K. Jones, Jesse Philbin, Marielle Kirstein and Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion

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The antiabortion movement has long been an evidence-free zone and many of its signature initiatives and proposals are devoid of any factual foundation.

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