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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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    On the 20th Anniversary of Medication Abortion, Antiabortion Politicians Are Trying to Ban It

  • Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in the United States

  • Policy Analysis

    After the Latest Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion, the Women’s Health Protection Act Is More Important than Ever

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 59%

    of women obtaining abortions are mothers
  • 38%

    of women 13–44 live in a state supportive of abortion rights
  • 24%

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

Resources

  • November 2009 Report

    Abortion in Pakistan

    United States

    • Abortion
  • July 2009 Report

    Restrictions on Medicaid Funding for Abortions: A Literature Review

    Stanley K. Henshaw, Theodore J. Joyce, Amanda Dennis, Lawrence B. Finer and Kelly Blanchard

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2009 Report

    The Impact of Laws Requiring Parental Involvement for Abortion: A Literature Review

    Amanda Dennis, Stanley K. Henshaw, Theodore J. Joyce, Lawrence B. Finer and Kelly Blanchard

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • August 2008 Report

    Trends in the Characteristics of Women Obtaining Abortions, 1974-2004 (with supplemental tables)

    Stanley K. Henshaw and Kathryn Kost

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2007 Research Article

    Underreporting of Induced and Spontaneous Abortion in the United States: An Analysis of the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

    Rachel K. Jones and Kathryn Kost,Studies in Family Planning

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2006 Report

    Repeat Abortion in the United States

    Rachel K. Jones, Susheela Singh, Lawrence B. Finer and Lori F. Frohwirth

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2006 Research Article

    Second-Trimester Abortion: Logistics and Lack of Symptoms Are Factors

    —P. Doskoch,Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2006 Report

    Abortion in Women’s Lives

    Heather D. Boonstra, Rachel Benson Gold, Cory L. Richards and Lawrence B. Finer

    United States

    • Abortion

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