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As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services.

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American Teens’ Sources of Sexual Health Education
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U.S. Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates Reach the Lowest Levels in Almost Four Decades
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American Teens’ Sexual and Reproductive Health

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July 2017 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends at Midyear, 2017

Elizabeth Nash,Rachel Benson Gold,Lizamarie Mohammed,Olivia CappelloandZohra Ansari-Thomas
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services
United States
Contraception
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to STI Services
United States
HIV & STIs
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Rights as Parents
United States
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
An Overview of Minors’ Consent Law
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
July 1, 2017 State Laws and Policies
Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions
United States
Abortion
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 CappelloandLizamarie Mohammed
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2017 Policy Analysis
The Looming Threat to Sex Education: A Resurgence of Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Programs?

Megan K. Donovan,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Teens
January 2017 Policy Analysis
Why We Cannot Afford to Undercut the Title X National Family Planning Program

Kinsey Hasstedt,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens

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We need to focus on the context of teen sex. Research shows that teens are more likely to use contraception when they have consensual sex in an established relationship with a similar age partner.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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Teens

American Teens’ Sources of Sexual Health Education

U.S. Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates Reach the Lowest Levels in Almost Four Decades

American Teens’ Sexual and Reproductive Health

Top Facts & Statistics

The Latest

Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends at Midyear, 2017

United States

Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents

United States

Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services

United States

Minors’ Access to STI Services

United States

Minors’ Rights as Parents

United States

An Overview of Minors’ Consent Law

United States

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

United States

Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2017

United States

The Looming Threat to Sex Education: A Resurgence of Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Programs?

United States

Why We Cannot Afford to Undercut the Title X National Family Planning Program

United States

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Laura D. Lindberg

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