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  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
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  • Adding It Up
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  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
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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

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    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

  • 24%

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

  • May 2012 Policy Analysis

    A Problem-and-Solution Mismatch: Son Preference and Sex-Selective Abortion Bans

    Sneha Barot,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2012 Policy Analysis

    Troubling Trend: More States Hostile to Abortion Rights as Middle Ground Shrinks

    Rachel Benson Gold and Elizabeth Nash,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2012 Research Article

    Who has second-trimester abortions in the United States?

    Rachel K. Jones and Lawrence B. Finer,Contraception

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2012 Research Article

    Coleman, Coyle, Shuping, and Rue make false statements and draw erroneous conclusions in analyses of abortion and mental health using the National Comorbidity Survey

    Julia R. Steinberg and Lawrence B. Finer,Journal of Psychiatric Research

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2012 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    So, Who Has Second Trimester Abortions?

    Lawrence B. Finer and Rachel K. Jones,Conscience

    United States

    • Abortion
  • August 2011 Policy Analysis

    Political Tug-of-War Over Medicaid Could Have Major Implications for Reproductive Health Care

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • July 2011 Research Article

    What Women Want From Abortion Counseling in the United States: A Qualitative Study of Abortion Patients in 2008

    Nakeisha Blades, Lori F. Frohwirth and Ann M. Moore,Social Work in Health Care

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2011 Policy Analysis

    Abortion Clinics and Contraceptive Services: Opportunities and Challenges

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • June 2011 Research Article

    Changes in Abortion Rates Between 2000 and 2008 and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion

    Rachel K. Jones and Megan L. Kavanaugh,Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2011 Research Article

    Perceived and Insurance-Related Barriers to the Provision of Contraceptive Services in U.S. Abortion Care Settings

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Rachel K. Jones and Lawrence B. Finer,Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Abortion

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There has been a widespread assault on abortion rights and access at the state level. Since 1973, states have enacted well over 1,300 abortion restrictions, with a record 108 new restrictions enacted in 2021 alone.

Elizabeth Nash

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