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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
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  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
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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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  • Fact Sheet

    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

  • 30

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

Resources

  • May 2019 Research Article

    Contraceptive use by women across different sexual orientation groups

    Brittany M. Charlton, Elizabeth Janiak, Audrey J. Gaskins, Amy D. DiVasta, Rachel K. Jones, Stacey A. Missmer, Jorge E. Chavarro, Vishnudas Sarda, Margaret Rosario and S. Bryn Austin,Contraception

    United States

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

    "Refusal of Care" Rule Provides Potent New Tools to Deny Health Care and Discriminate Against Patients

    Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • April 2019 Policy Analysis

    CHOICE Act (S. 1033 and H.R. 2085, 116th Congress): Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2019 Policy Analysis

    State Public Option Act (S. 489 and H.R. 1277, 116th Congress): Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2019 Policy Analysis

    Medicare-X Choice Act (S. 981 and H.R. 2000, 116th Congress): Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2019 Policy Analysis

    Radical Attempts to Ban Abortion Dominate State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2019

    Elizabeth Nash, Olivia Cappello, Sophia Naide, Lizamarie Mohammed and Zohra Ansari-Thomas

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2019 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    What the Trump Administration’s Final Regulatory Changes Mean for Title X

    Kinsey Hasstedt,Health Affairs Blog

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • February 2019 Policy Analysis

    More to Be Done: Individuals’ Needs for Sexual and Reproductive Health Coverage and Care

    Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2019 Policy Analysis

    The Choose Medicare Act (S. 1261 and H.R. 2463, 116th Congress): Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2019 Policy Analysis

    Principles for Reform: New U.S. Health Care Proposals Cannot Overlook Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Adam Sonfield and Leah H. Keller,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy

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We’re just beginning to discover the extent to which women use hormonal contraceptives for purposes other than pregnancy prevention. One example is oral contraceptive pills—about 14% of pill users take them solely for noncontraceptive purposes, including menstrual pain relief.

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist

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