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

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

states require that HIV information provided in schools be medically accurate

Resources

January 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States, 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello
January 2018 Infographic
State Policies Supportive of Reproductive Rights, 2017
January 2018 Infographic
Trends in Reproductive Health Policies, 2017
December 2017 Opinion
Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

Laura D. Lindberg and Heather D. Boonstra The Hill
October 2017 Policy Analysis
Efforts to Transform the Nature of Medicaid Could Undermine Access to Reproductive Health Care

Adam Sonfield Guttmacher Policy Review
July 2017 Opinion
For Women of Color, Access to Vital Health Services Is Threatened

Marcela Howell and Ann M. Starrs The Hill's Congress Blog
July 2017 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends at Midyear, 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Zohra Ansari-Thomas
April 2017 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Lizamarie Mohammed
March 2017 Policy Analysis
Why Protecting Medicaid Means Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health

Adam Sonfield Guttmacher Policy Review
January 2017 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: 2016

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Lizamarie Mohammed

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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