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 POLICIES ON HIV & STIs

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

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

May 2018 News in Context
The Trump Administration’s Irresponsible Use of Research in Pushing Its Abstinence-Only Agenda into Title X

Laura D. Lindberg and Kinsey Hasstedt
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
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
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2018 Policy Analysis
“Refusal of Care” Rule: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
How The Administration’s Proposed ‘Conscience’ Rule Undermines Reproductive Health and Patient Care

Adam Sonfield,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
February 2018 Policy Analysis
New Name, Same Harm: Rebranding of Federal Abstinence-Only Programs

Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
HIV & STIs
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. Lindberg and Jesseca Boyer,The Hill
United States
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 Infographic
Trends in Reproductive Health Policies, 2017
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
January 2018 Infographic
State Policies Supportive of Reproductive Rights, 2017
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
January 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States, 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
December 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

Laura D. Lindberg and Heather D. Boonstra,The Hill
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens

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Hear From An Expert

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

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