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December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, states enacted 145 proactive reproductive health policies
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, U.S. state policies enacted to restrict abortion outweighed policies to protect it, but the gap has narrowed greatly
December 2019 Research Article
Sexual Orientation Differences in Pregnancy and Abortion Across the Lifecourse

Brittany M. Charlton, Bethany Everett, Alexis Light, Rachel K. Jones, Elizabeth Janiak, Audrey J. Gaskins, Jorge E. Chavarro, Heidi Moseson, Vishnudas Sarda and S. Bryn Austin Women's Health Issues
December 2019 Research Article
Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Sheila Desai and Laura D. Lindberg Contraception
November 2019 Evidence You Can Use
Later Abortion
October 2019 Report
Publicly Supported Family Planning Services in the United States: Likely Need, Availability and Impact, 2016

Jennifer J. Frost, Mia R. Zolna, Lori F. Frohwirth, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Nakeisha Blades, Jennifer Mueller, Zoe H. Pleasure and Shivani Kochhar
September 2019 Fact Sheet
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States
September 2019 Report
Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2017

Rachel K. Jones, Elizabeth Witwer and Jenna Jerman
September 2019 News Release
La tasa de aborto en los EE. UU. continúa disminuyendo, habiendo alcanzado un mínimo histórico en 2017
September 2019 News Release
U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Reaching Historic Low in 2017

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

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In 2019, states enacted 145 proactive reproductive health policies

In 2019, U.S. state policies enacted to restrict abortion outweighed policies to protect it, but the gap has narrowed greatly

Sexual Orientation Differences in Pregnancy and Abortion Across the Lifecourse

Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

Later Abortion

Publicly Supported Family Planning Services in the United States: Likely Need, Availability and Impact, 2016

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2017

La tasa de aborto en los EE. UU. continúa disminuyendo, habiendo alcanzado un mínimo histórico en 2017

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Reaching Historic Low in 2017

Rachel K. Jones