United States

37

states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

Resources

May 2016 Report
Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients in 2014 and Changes Since 2008

Jenna Jerman, Rachel K. Jones and Tsuyoshi Onda
May 2016 Infographic
Abortion patients are disproportionately poor and low income
May 2016 News Release
Assault on Abortion Access Increasingly Ensnares Family Planning Services and Providers
May 2016 Infographic
U.S. Abortion Patients
May 2016 Policy Analysis
Lessons From Texas: Widespread Consequences of Assaults on Abortion Access

Rachel Benson Gold and Kinsey Hasstedt American Journal of Public Health
April 2016 Resource
State Laws and Policies: An Overview of Abortion Laws
April 2016 Opinion
State-Level Attacks on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Continue, But There’s Also Some Good News

Rachel Benson Gold and Elizabeth Nash Rewire
April 2016 News Release
Fewer U.S. Teens Are Receiving Formal Sex Education Now Than in the Past
April 2016 Policy Analysis
Trends in the States: First Quarter 2016

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Lizamarie Mohammed
April 2016 Resource
Guttmacher Data Center: U.S. Counties

Explore the Data Center

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

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist