United States

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

37

states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

Resources

April 2023 Policy Analysis
Anti-Abortion Judge Attempts to Ban Mifepristone Nationwide, Ignoring Science and More than Two Decades of the Drug’s Safe Use in the United States
March 2023 News Release
New Guttmacher Research Documents the Difficulty of Improving Abortion Reporting in Surveys
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
Abortion Reporting Requirements
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
Protecting Access to Clinics
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
Regulating Insurance Coverage of Abortion
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
Requirements for Ultrasound
March 1, 2023 State Laws and Policies
State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid
February 2023 News Release
Pregnant People in the United States Seeking Abortion Do Not See Adoption as an Alternative
February 2023 Research Article
“Adoption is just not for me”: How abortion patients in Michigan and New Mexico factor adoption into their pregnancy outcome decisions

Liza Fuentes, Megan L. Kavanaugh, Lori F. Frohwirth, Jenna Jerman and Nakeisha Blades Contraception: X

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Nearly 90% of abortions in the United States take place in the first trimester.

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist