United States

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

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December 2022 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends 2022: In a Devastating Year, US Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe Leads to Bans, Confusion and Chaos

Elizabeth Nash and Peter Ephross
December 2022 Research Article
Randomized experimental testing of new survey approaches to improve abortion reporting in the United States

Laura D. Lindberg, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Jennifer Mueller and Alicia VandeVusse Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
December 2022 Opinion
Focusing on Exceptions Misses the True Harm of Abortion Bans

Elizabeth Nash Ms. Magazine
December 2022 News Release
Guttmacher Institute Releases 2020 Abortion Provider Census with Important Data on US Abortion Landscape Before the Fall of Roe
November 2022 Research Article
Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2020

Rachel K. Jones, Marielle Kirstein and Jesse Philbin Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
November 2022 Opinion
Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care is an Adolescent Health Issue

Sarah Wood and Aletha Y. Akers Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PolicyLab blog
November 2022 News Release
Pandemic-Related Changes to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the United States Offer Lessons for Innovation
November 2022 Research Article
Disruptions and opportunities in sexual and reproductive health care: How COVID-19 impacted service provision in three US states

Alicia VandeVusse, Philicia Castillo, Marielle Kirstein, Jennifer Mueller and Megan L. Kavanaugh Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
November 2022 Policy Analysis
In the US Midterm Elections, Resounding Victories for Abortion on State Ballot Measures

Elizabeth Nash and Isabel Guarnieri
October 2022 Policy Analysis
100 Days Post-Roe: At Least 66 Clinics Across 15 US States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care

Marielle Kirstein, Joerg Dreweke, Rachel K. Jones and Jesse Philbin

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State Policy Trends 2022: In a Devastating Year, US Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe Leads to Bans, Confusion and Chaos

Randomized experimental testing of new survey approaches to improve abortion reporting in the United States

Focusing on Exceptions Misses the True Harm of Abortion Bans

Guttmacher Institute Releases 2020 Abortion Provider Census with Important Data on US Abortion Landscape Before the Fall of Roe

Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2020

Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care is an Adolescent Health Issue

Pandemic-Related Changes to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the United States Offer Lessons for Innovation

Disruptions and opportunities in sexual and reproductive health care: How COVID-19 impacted service provision in three US states

In the US Midterm Elections, Resounding Victories for Abortion on State Ballot Measures

100 Days Post-Roe: At Least 66 Clinics Across 15 US States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care