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  • 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

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  • U.S.

Articles

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

Fact Sheets

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  • 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

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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

  • 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

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • 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
  • February 2022 Fact Sheet

    US Adolescents’ Receipt of Formal Sex Education

    United States

    • Teens
  • November 2021 Research Article

    Adolescents' Receipt of Sex Education in a Nationally Representative Sample, 2011–2019

    Laura D. Lindberg and Leslie M. Kantor,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • July 2021 Research Article

    Comparability of estimates and trends in adolescent sexual and contraceptive behaviors from two national surveys: National Survey of Family Growth and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

    Laura D. Lindberg, Rachel H. Scott, Sheila Desai and Zoe H. Pleasure ,PLOS ONE

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens

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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

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

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