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

April 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
April 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Infant Abandonment
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Pregnancy
April 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Substance Use During Pregnancy
United States
Pregnancy
April 1, 2020 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to Prenatal Care
United States
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, 17 states enacted some type of abortion restriction, while 9 states protected or expanded abortion access
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends 2019: A Wave of Abortion Bans, But Some States Are Fighting Back

Elizabeth Nash,Lizamarie Mohammed,Olivia CappelloandSophia Naide
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, states enacted 145 proactive reproductive health policies
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, U.S. state policies enacted to restrict abortion outweighed policies to protect it, but the gap has narrowed greatly
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
April 2019 Policy Analysis
Radical Attempts to Ban Abortion Dominate State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2019

Elizabeth Nash,Olivia Cappello,Sophia Naide,Lizamarie MohammedandZohra Ansari-Thomas
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
April 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: First Quarter 2018

Elizabeth Nash,Lizamarie Mohammed,Zohra Ansari-Thomas,Olivia CappelloandRachel Benson Gold
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens

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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

Senior State Issues Manager

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