United States

HIV & STIs

As part of its comprehensive work on sexual and reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute tracks and analyzes federal and state policies regarding education on HIV and other STIs and access to treatment for minors and other underserved groups. The Institute also assesses the role played by Title X–supported health centers in providing preventive care, screenings and treatment.

State Laws and Policies

Sex and HIV Education

Policy Analysis

Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services

State Laws and Policies

Minors’ Access to STI Services

states (and DC) allow all or most minors to consent to STI services

states require that HIV information provided in schools be medically accurate

states (and DC) encourage or require health care practitioners to provide patients with STI information to give to their partner

Resources

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
September 2018 News Release
Most Sexually Active U.S. High School Students Make Decisions That Support Their Sexual Health
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
May 2018 Policy Analysis
The Trump Administration’s Irresponsible Use of Research in Pushing Its Abstinence-Only Agenda into Title X

Laura D. Lindberg and Kinsey Hasstedt
April 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: First Quarter 2018

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Rachel Benson Gold
March 2018 Policy Analysis
“Refusal of Care” Rule: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 2018 Opinion
How The Administration’s Proposed ‘Conscience’ Rule Undermines Reproductive Health and Patient Care

Adam Sonfield Health Affairs Blog
February 2018 Policy Analysis
New Name, Same Harm: Rebranding of Federal Abstinence-Only Programs

Jesseca Boyer Guttmacher Policy Review
February 2018 Evidence You Can Use
Family Planning Funding Restrictions
January 2018 Opinion
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. Lindberg and Jesseca Boyer The Hill

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Allowing medical providers to treat a patient’s partner for an STI without having the partner present can break the cycle of reinfection and greatly improve a patient’s reproductive health

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues