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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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Articles

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Fact Sheets

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  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
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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 in Peril: Our Latest Resources

  • Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in the United States

  • Policy Analysis

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

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 59%

    of women obtaining abortions are mothers
  • 24%

    of U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
  • 58%

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

Resources

  • March 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    U.S. Reproductive Health and Rights: Beyond the Global Gag Rule

    Rachel Benson Gold and Ann M. Starrs,The Lancet Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • February 2017 Policy Analysis

    D&E Abortion Bans: The Implications of Banning the Most Common Second-Trimester Procedure

    Megan K. Donovan,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Research Article

    Characteristics and Circumstances of U.S. Women who Obtain Very Early and Second-Trimester Abortions

    Rachel K. Jones and Jenna Jerman,PLOS ONE

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 News Release

    New Study Explores Characteristics Associated with Early and Second-Trimester Abortions

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 News Release

    U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Hits Historic Low

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2017 News Release

    Contraception and Fewer Unintended Pregnancies Likely Drove 2011–2014 Abortion Decline

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Service Availability In the United States, 2014

    Rachel K. Jones and Jenna Jerman,Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2017 Infographic

    Abortion Incidence in the United States, 2014

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Policy Analysis

    U.S. Abortion Rate Reaches Record Low Amidst Looming Onslaught Against Reproductive Health and Rights

    Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2017 Infographic

    Abortion Access in the United States, 2014

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception

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