United States

37

states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

Resources

May 2017 Policy Analysis
State Governments Should Help Preserve and Improve Family Planning Under Medicaid

Adam Sonfield Guttmacher Policy Review
May 2017 News Release
With Federal Threats Looming, States Should Protect and Improve Medicaid Family Planning Services
May 2017 Policy Analysis
Flouting the Facts: State Abortion Restrictions Flying in the Face of Science

Rachel Benson Gold and Elizabeth Nash Guttmacher Policy Review
May 2017 News Release
Many Abortion Restrictions Have No Rigorous Scientific Basis
May 2017 Policy Analysis
Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, 2017
April 2017 News Release
Medicaid Continues to Account for Three-Quarters of U.S. Publicly Funded Family Planning Expenditures
April 2017 Report
Public Funding for Family Planning and Abortion Services, FY 1980–2015

Kinsey Hasstedt, Adam Sonfield and Rachel Benson Gold
April 2017 News Release
6.2 Million U.S. Women Obtained Contraceptive Services from Publicly Funded Clinics in 2015
April 2017 Report
Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services at U.S. Clinics, 2015

Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth, Nakeisha Blades, Mia R. Zolna, Ayana Douglas-Hall and Jonathan Bearak
April 2017 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends in the First Quarter of 2017

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Lizamarie Mohammed

Explore the Data Center

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

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist