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State abortion restrictions are not the main driver of declines in U.S. abortion.

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Teen Pregnancy

Although teen pregnancy rates have declined in recent decades, the U.S. rate is still one of the highest in the developed world. By tracking the changing health care landscape and providing quality data and policy analysis, the Guttmacher Institute strives to shed light on U.S. teen pregnancy and on the social and economic factors that contribute to it. Guttmacher promotes policies and programs to enable teens to avoid unintended pregnancy.

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Top Facts & Statistics

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    average age at first sex in the United States
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    how much higher the pregnancy rate among 15-19-year-olds would have been without publicly funded family planning

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    December 1, 2019 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to Prenatal Care

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    Minors’ Rights as Parents

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    December 1, 2019 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services

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  • September 2019 Fact Sheet

    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

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  • June 2019 Policy Analysis

    Promiscuity Propaganda: Access to Information and Services Does Not Lead to Increases in Sexual Activity

    Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review

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  • May 2019 Policy Analysis

    State and Federal Lawmakers Promote Sexual Consent, LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Sex Education

    Elizabeth Nash,Leah H. KellerandSophia Naide

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  • April 2019 Research Article

    Sex Before Age 13 Among Males in the United States

    Laura D. Lindberg,Isaac Maddow-ZimetandArik V. Marcell,Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

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  • April 2019 News Release

    Young Men’s Reports of Having Sex Before Age 13 Vary Widely by Their Race, Ethnicity and Geographic Area

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  • August 2018 News Release

    Improvements in Contraceptive Use Continue to Drive Declines in Pregnancy Among U.S. Adolescents

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  • August 2018 Research Article

    Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

    Laura D. Lindberg,John S. SantelliandSheila Desai,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

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School-based health centers can play a key role in addressing unplanned teen pregnancy, and failing to provide contraceptive services on-site, for whatever reason, is self-defeating. We know contraception has been the main driver of the steep decline in the U.S. pregnancy rate among 15-19-year-olds, which is why it’s so important to give students easy access to the information and services they need

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Heather D. Boonstra

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