United States

59_%

of women obtaining abortions are mothers

states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion

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September 2022 News Release
Restrictions on Contraceptive Services Interfere with People’s Ability to Get Care and Use Their Preferred Contraceptive Method
September 2022 Research Article
A Prospective Cohort Study of Changes in Access to Contraceptive Care and Use Two Years after Iowa Medicaid Coverage Restrictions at Abortion-Providing Facilities Went into Effect

Megan L. Kavanaugh, Mia R. Zolna, Emma Pliskin and Katrina MacFarlane Population Research and Policy Review
August 2022 Research Article
Improving abortion underreporting in the USA: a cognitive interview study

Jennifer Mueller, Marielle Kirstein, Alicia VandeVusse and Laura D. Lindberg Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
August 2022 Opinion
Over the Precipice Into a Post-Roe World—A Look at Abortion Rights and Access in the United States

Herminia Palacio American Journal of Public Health
August 2022 Research Article
Access to Preferred Contraceptive Strategies in Iowa: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Effects of Shifts in Policy and Healthcare Contexts

Lori F. Frohwirth, Megan L. Kavanaugh, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Katrina MacFarlane and Cynthia Beavin Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
July 2022 Policy Analysis
One Month Post-Roe: At Least 43 Abortion Clinics Across 11 States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care

Marielle Kirstein, Rachel K. Jones and Jesse Philbin
July 2022 News Release
Guttmacher Releases Latest Findings from the Reproductive Health Impact Study Documenting the Effects of the Domestic Gag Rule and Other Restrictions on Family Planning Providers
July 2022 Policy Analysis
Even Before Roe Was Overturned, Nearly One in 10 People Obtaining an Abortion Traveled Across State Lines for Care

Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kathryn Kost
July 2022 Research Article
Understanding Contraceptive Failure: An Analysis of Qualitative Narratives

Lori F. Frohwirth, Jennifer Mueller, Ragnar Anderson, Patrice Williams, Shivani Kochhar, Kate Castle and Megan L. Kavanaugh Women's Reproductive Health
July 2022 Research Article
The Impact of Policy Changes from the Perspective of Providers of Family Planning Care in the US: Results from a Qualitative Study

Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller, Marielle Kirstein, Philicia Castillo and Megan L. Kavanaugh Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Restrictions on Contraceptive Services Interfere with People’s Ability to Get Care and Use Their Preferred Contraceptive Method

A Prospective Cohort Study of Changes in Access to Contraceptive Care and Use Two Years after Iowa Medicaid Coverage Restrictions at Abortion-Providing Facilities Went into Effect

Improving abortion underreporting in the USA: a cognitive interview study

Over the Precipice Into a Post-Roe World—A Look at Abortion Rights and Access in the United States

Access to Preferred Contraceptive Strategies in Iowa: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Effects of Shifts in Policy and Healthcare Contexts

One Month Post-Roe: At Least 43 Abortion Clinics Across 11 States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care

Guttmacher Releases Latest Findings from the Reproductive Health Impact Study Documenting the Effects of the Domestic Gag Rule and Other Restrictions on Family Planning Providers

Even Before Roe Was Overturned, Nearly One in 10 People Obtaining an Abortion Traveled Across State Lines for Care

Understanding Contraceptive Failure: An Analysis of Qualitative Narratives

The Impact of Policy Changes from the Perspective of Providers of Family Planning Care in the US: Results from a Qualitative Study