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  • Adding It Up
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  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
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Contraception

Everyone deserves equitable and comprehensive access to the contraceptive method of their choice without barriers, stigma or shame. The Guttmacher Institute conducts research and policy analysis on contraceptive use and access, including highlighting the need for public investment in high-quality, affordable and accessible contraceptive services.  

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    October 2025 Research Article

    Call to action: Bringing sexual and reproductive health equity into how we quantify the impact of contraceptive access

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Sheila Desai, Sonya Borrero, Anu Manchikanti Gómez, Jenny Higgins, Kelsey Holt, Nikita Malcolm, Jenny O’Donnell, Alicia VandeVusse, Jeannette Wade, Mia R. Zolna and Jennifer J. Frost Contraception
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    October 2025 Research Article

    How Health Insurance Instability Differentially Impedes Access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity

    Hannah Olson, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Madeleine Haas and Megan L. Kavanaugh Health Services Research
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    September 2025 News Release

    Guttmacher Scientist Submits Legal Declaration in Support of Case Brought By 22 States and DC to Challenge "Defunding" of Planned Parenthood

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    September 18, 2025 State Laws and Policies

    Emergency Contraception

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    September 2025 Research Article

    A landscape of available data on contraceptive care in the United States

    Hannah Olson, Megan L. Kavanaugh, Christina Fowler, Riley J. Steiner, Nikita Malcolm and Laura D. Lindberg Contraception
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    September 2025 Opinion

    The right is waging a quiet war on contraception

    Amy Friedrich-Karnik and Megan L. Kavanaugh The Hill

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Legislation Tracker

Actions in the states as of November 15

1,791

provisions introduced in 2025

28

abortion restrictions enacted in 2025

136

provisions enacted that improve health care access in 2025
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