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states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

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March 2021 Report
Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kathryn Kost
March 2021 Policy Analysis
The Danger Ahead: Early Indicators Show States Will Be the Main Abortion Battleground in 2021

Elizabeth Nash
March 2021 Policy Analysis
Florida’s Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban Would Force Pregnant People to Travel More Than 30 Times as Far for Care

Elizabeth Nash and Jonathan Bearak
February 2021 Research Article
Use of concurrent multiple methods of contraception in the United States, 2008 to 2015

Megan L. Kavanaugh, Emma Pliskin and Jenna Jerman Contraception: X
February 2021 Evidence You Can Use
Medicaid Coverage of Abortion
February 2021 Policy Analysis
Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

Leah H. Keller Guttmacher Policy Review
February 2021 Policy Analysis
A Fragmented System: Ensuring Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage in All U.S. Health Insurance Plans

Adam Sonfield Guttmacher Policy Review
January 2021 Opinion
The Coming COVID Baby Bust

Laura D. Lindberg Ms. Magazine
January 2021 Opinion
Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

Laura D. Lindberg Rewire
January 2021 Policy Analysis
The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care

Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

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Attacking Planned Parenthood and Title X would harm the millions of women who rely on the family planning safety net for care.

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Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

The Danger Ahead: Early Indicators Show States Will Be the Main Abortion Battleground in 2021

Florida’s Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban Would Force Pregnant People to Travel More Than 30 Times as Far for Care

Use of concurrent multiple methods of contraception in the United States, 2008 to 2015

Medicaid Coverage of Abortion

Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

A Fragmented System: Ensuring Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage in All U.S. Health Insurance Plans

The Coming COVID Baby Bust

Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care

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