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United States

Contraception

When women and their partners have access to a wide range of contraceptive methods, they are better able to plan and space their births. This leads to positive health, social and economic outcomes for women, families and society. The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives and provides the evidence base for public investment in high-quality and affordable family planning services that provide a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • Publicly Funded Family Planning
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    Contraceptive Use in the United States by Demographics

  • Policy Analysis

    What Federal Policymakers Must Do to Restore and Strengthen a Title X Family Planning Program That Serves All

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children
  • 2-12%

    increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 2012

Resources

  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    Obama Administration Further Clarifies Federal Contraceptive Coverage Requirement

    Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    Besieged Family Planning Network Plays Pivotal Role

    Rachel Benson Gold,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    In Search of Breakthroughs: Renewing Support for Contraceptive Research and Development

    Sneha Barot,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    What Women Already Know: Documenting the Social and Economic Benefits of Family Planning

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2013 Policy Analysis

    Toward Equity and Access: Removing Legal Barriers To Health Insurance Coverage for Immigrants

    Kinsey Hasstedt,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2013 Research Article

    Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Teens and Young Adults: Youth-Friendly and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Services in U.S. Family Planning Facilities

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Jenna Jerman and Kathleen Ethier,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • December 2012 Policy Analysis

    The Affordable Care Act and Reproductive Health: Potential Gains and Serious Challenges

    Adam Sonfield,Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

    United States

    • Contraception
  • December 2012 Research Article

    Long-acting Reversible Contraception for Adolescents and Young Adults: Patient and Provider Perspectives

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Lori F. Frohwirth, Jenna Jerman, Ronna Popkin and Kathleen Ethier

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2012 Research Article

    Specialized Family Planning Clinics in the United States: Why Women Choose Them and Their Role in Meeting Women's Health Care Needs

    Jennifer J. Frost, Rachel Benson Gold and Amelia Bucek,Women's Health Issues

    United States

    • Contraception
  • October 2012 Policy Analysis

    Beyond Contraception: The Overlooked Reproductive Health Benefits of Health Reform’s Preventive Services Requirement

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy

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