Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, the Guttmacher Institute has been fighting harder than ever to ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights for people around the world. As we mark our 55th anniversary, the stakes for reproductive freedom could not be higher. Thank you for staying by our side in this fight.

In June 2022, the United States became only the third country in this century to counter the global trend of expanding access to legal abortion when it ended the federal right to abortion. Hear experts share findings from research on the impacts of the Dobbs decision on people in the United States and across four countries.

Abortion bans are most harmful to people with the fewest resources. When those impacted by systemic racism and economic injustice are faced with additional barriers like abortion bans, cost, travel distance, stigma and health disparities, access to abortion—essential health care—falls even further out of reach.

What does US abortion access look like one year post-Roe? In June 2022, the US Supreme Court made the shocking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Since then, bans have quickly decimated abortion rights and access across the country.

Medication abortion is safe and effective, and it accounts for more than half of all US abortions. This video provides an overview of the facts and why mifepristone is a critically important part of abortion provision in the United States.