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United States

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.

  • Teen Pregnancy
  • State Policies on Teens
  • Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

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    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

  • Policy Analysis

    It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception
  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions
  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States

Resources

  • February 2020 Policy Analysis

    “Parental Involvement” Mandates for Abortion Harm Young People, But Policymakers Can Fight Back

    Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • February 2020 Research Article

    Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Britain and the U.S.: A Multidecade Comparison

    Laura D. Lindberg, Kaye Wellings and Rachel H. Scott,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • January 2020 Policy Analysis

    State Lawmakers Say Yes to Consent Education

    Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Teens
  • January 2020 Research Article

    Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement

    Leslie Kantor and Laura D. Lindberg,American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • 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 Cappello and Sophia 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
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

    Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Sheila Desai and Laura D. Lindberg,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • October 2019 Policy Analysis

    Trump Administration Rules Prioritize Refusal of Care and Conservative Ideology Over Protecting Patients Against Discrimination

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
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