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

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
October 2017 Policy Analysis
Efforts to Transform the Nature of Medicaid Could Undermine Access to Reproductive Health Care

Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
July 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
For Women of Color, Access to Vital Health Services Is Threatened

Marcela Howell and Ann M. Starrs,The Hill's Congress Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
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
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
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
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2017 Policy Analysis
Why Protecting Medicaid Means Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health

Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
January 2017 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: 2016

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Lizamarie Mohammed
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
September 2016 News in Context
The Women’s Health Amendment Is Getting An Update. What Should It Include?

Adam Sonfield
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
September 2016 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
The Women’s Health Amendment Is Getting An Update. What Should It Include?

Adam Sonfield,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
July 2016 Policy Analysis
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence as a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Issue in the United States

Kinsey Hasstedt and Andrea Rowan,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
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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