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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

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    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
  • 862K

    abortions performed in the United States in 2017

Resources

  • October 2020 Report

    Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2016: National and State Trends by Age

    Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Kathryn Kost and Sean Finn

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • October 2020 Research Article

    Abortion service delivery in clinics by state policy climate in 2017

    Elizabeth Witwer, Rachel K. Jones, Liza Fuentes and Kate Castle,Contraception: X

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2020 Policy Analysis

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

    Megan K. Donovan and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2020 Policy Analysis

    An Even-More-Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Could Be Devastating for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Adam Sonfield and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

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

    Megan K. Donovan

    United States

    • Abortion
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

    Zara Ahmed

    United States

    • Abortion
    • HIV & STIs
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  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends at Mid-Year 2020: Reproductive Health and Rights Take a Back Seat to Pandemic

    Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Ohio as a Window Into Recent US Trends on Abortion Access and Restrictions

    Elizabeth Nash,American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    How Congress Can Immediately Seize on Monday’s Abortion Rights Win

    Herminia Palacio ,Rewire

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2020 Research Article

    Abortion Reporting in the United States: An Assessment of Three National Fertility Surveys

    Laura D. Lindberg, Kathryn Kost, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Sheila Desai and Mia R. Zolna,Demography

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    • Abortion

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