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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.

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  • Publicly Funded Family Planning
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    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
  • 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

  • December 2019 Infographic

    Use of contraceptive methods among women who have insurance and those who are not insured in the U.S.

    United States

    • Contraception
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Health insurance coverage and contraceptive use at the state level: findings from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Ayana Douglas-Hall and Sean Finn,Contraception: X

    United States

    • Contraception
  • December 2019 Infographic

    In 2019, 17 states enacted some type of abortion restriction, while 9 states protected or expanded abortion access

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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    • Teens
  • December 2019 Infographic

    In 2019, states enacted 145 proactive reproductive health policies

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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  • December 2019 Infographic

    In 2019, U.S. state policies enacted to restrict abortion outweighed policies to protect it, but the gap has narrowed greatly

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

    Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Sheila Desai and Laura D. Lindberg,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • October 2019 Policy Analysis

    Trump Administration Rules Prioritize Refusal of Care and Conservative Ideology Over Protecting Patients Against Discrimination

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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  • September 2019 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    World Contraception Day: Celebrating Progress and Maintaining Momentum

    Heather D. Boonstra and Leah H. Keller,IMPT Blog

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • August 2019 Policy Analysis

    Threats to Nondiscrimination Protections: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2019 Research Article

    Challenges and strategies for contraceptive care in independent abortion clinics in the United States, 2017

    Jenna Jerman, Amanda Berry and Megan L. Kavanaugh,Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

    United States

    • Abortion
    • 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.

Adam Sonfield

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