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Teens

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.

News Release

Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care
Research Article

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact
Report

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions Among Adolescents and Young Women in the United States, 2013: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

February 2018 Policy Analysis
Coercion Is at the Heart of Social Conservatives’ Reproductive Health Agenda

Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Taking Stock of Year One of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Agenda Against Reproductive Health and Rights

Kinsey HasstedtandHeather D. Boonstra,Rewire
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Teens
January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

Laura D. LindbergandJesseca Boyer,The Hill
United States
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2017 Fact Sheet
American Adolescents’ Sources of Sexual Health Information
United States
Teens
December 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

Laura D. LindbergandHeather D. Boonstra,The Hill
United States
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Teens
November 2017 News Release
Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care
United States
Teens
November 2017 Research Article
Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

Liza Fuentes,Meghan Ingerick,Rachel K. JonesandLaura D. Lindberg,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by State, 2013
United States
Teens
September 2017 Fact Sheet
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by Race, 2013
United States
Teens

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Sex is a normal part of human development. Instead of stigmatizing teen sex, let’s support teens by making sure they have access to comprehensive sex education and health care.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist

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Teens

Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact

Pregnancies, Births and Abortions Among Adolescents and Young Women in the United States, 2013: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Top Facts & Statistics

Resources

Coercion Is at the Heart of Social Conservatives’ Reproductive Health Agenda

United States

Taking Stock of Year One of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Agenda Against Reproductive Health and Rights

United States

High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

United States

American Adolescents’ Sources of Sexual Health Information

United States

Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

United States

Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care

United States

Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

United States

U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by State, 2013

United States

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

United States

U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by Race, 2013

United States

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Laura D. Lindberg

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