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Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
  • U.S. research
  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
  • U.S.
  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

Our Work By Geography

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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
  • Research Article

    Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019

  • Report

    Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

  • Fact Sheet

    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions
  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception
  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States

Resources

  • December 2020 Research Article

    Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

    Leslie M. Kantor, Laura D. Lindberg, Yara Tashkandi, Jennifer S. Hirsch and John S. Santelli,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • December 2020 Report

    Assessing State-Level Variations in High School Students’ Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior: The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Laura D. Lindberg, Zoe H. Pleasure and Ayana Douglas-Hall

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Policy Analysis

    Not Up for Debate: LGBTQ People Need and Deserve Tailored Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

    Ruth Dawson and Tracy Leong

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Research Article

    Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: a brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women

    Brittany M. Charlton, Colleen A. Reynolds, Elizabeth Janiak, Amy D. DiVasta, Rachel K. Jones, Jorge E. Chavarro, Vishnudas Sarda and S. Bryn Austin,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • 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
  • October 2020 Report

    Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2016: National and State Trends by Age

    Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Kathryn Kost and Sean Finn

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • September 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

    Aletha Y. Akers,Ms. Magazine

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2020 Research Article

    Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

    Asari Offiong, Laura D. Lindberg, Jacky M. Jennings, Patricia J. Dittus and Arik V. Marcell,Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2020 Research Article

    Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

    Asari Offiong, Laura D. Lindberg, Jacky M. Jennings, Patricia J. Dittus and Arik V. Marcell,Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care

    United States

    • Teens
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

    Zara Ahmed

    United States

    • Abortion
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens

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School-based health centers can play a key role in addressing 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. teen pregnancy rate, which is why it’s so important to give students easy access to the information and services they need

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

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