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United States Teens

State Policies on Teens

The Guttmacher Institute monitors and analyzes legislation, regulation and judicial action related to state policy developments on minors’ access to reproductive health care and sex education. This effort is used to prepare monthly updates on new policy developments and the status of state laws and policies.

  • Teen Pregnancy
  • State Policies on Teens
  • Policy Analysis

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

  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

  • map of United States

    State Policy Resources

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 4.6M

    women younger than 20 years of age are likely in need of publicly-supported family planning services
  • 24

    states (and DC) mandate sex education in schools
  • 37

    states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

Resources

  • May 2022 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Sunshine State goes dark on adolescent health. It’s a dangerous misstep in Florida

    Laura D. Lindberg and Morgan Philbin,Miami Herald

    United States

    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to STI Services

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Rights as Parents

    United States

    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    Sex and HIV Education

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    May 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • July 2021 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends at Midyear 2021: Already the Worst Legislative Year Ever for U.S. Abortion Rights

    Elizabeth Nash and Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • October 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    COVID Won’t Stop Young People From Having Sex. Let’s Get Them the Health Care They Need.

    Laura D. Lindberg,Ms. Magazine

    United States

    • Teens

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