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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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  • 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

  • February 2019 Policy Analysis

    Dangerous and Coercive Title X Gag Rule Released

    Kinsey Hasstedt

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2019 Research Article

    Trends in Receipt of Contraceptive Services: Young Women in the U.S., 2002–2015

    Jennifer J. Frost and Laura D. Lindberg,American Journal of Preventive Medicine

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • January 2019 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Declaration Filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California: State of California v. Azar

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2019 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Declaration Filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump

    United States

    • Contraception
  • December 2018 Report

    State-Level Estimates of Contraceptive Use in the United States, 2017

    Ayana Douglas-Hall, Kathryn Kost and Megan L. Kavanaugh

    United States

    • Contraception
  • October 2018 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Amicus Brief Filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    United States

    • Contraception
  • September 2018 Policy Analysis

    A Time to Lead: A Roadmap for Progress on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide

    Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • September 2018 Report

    Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive and Condom Use Among U.S. High School Students, 2013‒2017

    Elizabeth Witwer, Rachel K. Jones and Laura D. Lindberg

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • September 2018 News Release

    Most Sexually Active U.S. High School Students Make Decisions That Support Their Sexual Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • August 2018 News Release

    Improvements in Contraceptive Use Continue to Drive Declines in Pregnancy Among U.S. Adolescents

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens

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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 contraceptives easier and more affordable to use

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