United States Pregnancy

State Policies on Pregnancy

The Guttmacher Institute monitors and analyzes legislation, regulation and judicial action related to state policy developments on pregnancy and pregnancy-related services. This effort is used to prepare monthly updates on new policy developments and the status of state laws and policies.

Policy Analysis

State Policy Trends 2019: A Wave of Abortion Bans, But Some States Are Fighting Back
State Laws and Policies

Substance Use During Pregnancy
State Policy Resources

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Infant Abandonment
United States
Pregnancy
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Substance Use During Pregnancy
United States
Pregnancy
October 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to Prenatal Care
United States
Pregnancy
Teens
July 2020 Policy Analysis
Surveying State Executive Orders Impacting Reproductive Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Olivia Cappello
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
July 2020 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends at Mid-Year 2020: Reproductive Health and Rights Take a Back Seat to Pandemic

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
May 2020 Policy Analysis
Ten Things State Policymakers Can Do to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in West Virginia would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Ohio would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Iowa would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy

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Hear From An Expert

Amid ongoing challenges, reproductive rights supporters have scored key state-level victories on contraceptive access and abortion rights.

Elizabeth Nash

Interim Associate Director of State Issues

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