United States

Resources

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

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

Portrait of Rachel K. Jones

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist