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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)
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  • Policy Analysis

    Seeing the Whole Pattern: Coordinated Federal Attacks on Birth Control Coverage and Access

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    Contraceptive Use in the United States

  • Policy Analysis

    Title X Under Attack—Our Comprehensive Guide

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
  • 2-12%

    increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 2012
  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children

Resources

  • May 2008 Report

    Improving Contraceptive Use in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2007 Research Article

    Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use

    John S. Santelli, Susheela Singh, Laura D. Lindberg and Lawrence B. Finer,American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • June 2004 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2001-2002

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2004 Policy Analysis

    Family planning waivers work, research shows

    Rachel Benson Gold,Contraceptive Technology Update

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2002 Report

    Family Planning Can Reduce High Infant Mortality Levels

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2002 Policy Analysis

    Overhauling welfare: implications for reproductive health policy in the United States.

    Heather D. Boonstra and Rachel Benson Gold,Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2000 Policy Analysis

    The “boom and bust phenomenon”: the hopes, dreams, and broken promises of the contraceptive revolution

    Heather D. Boonstra,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception

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One of the most powerful ways that we can improve the health and well-being of women and their families is to make contraception easier and more affordable to use.

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