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The Guttmacher Institute collects state-level data on publicly funded family planning services, unintended and teen pregnancy, and abortion. The Institute also tracks and analyzes state policies regarding abortion rights and access, minors’ access to services, funding for contraceptive services, sex and HIV education, and other topics related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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September 2017 Report
Pregnancies, Births and Abortions Among Adolescents and Young Women in the United States, 2013: National and State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

Kathryn Kost, Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Alex Arpaia
United States
Teens
September 2017 News Release
U.S. Rates of Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Among Adolescents and Young Adults Continue to Decline
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults, 1973–2013
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by State, 2013
United States
Teens
September 2017 Infographic
U.S. Adolescent Pregnancy Rates by Race, 2013
United States
Teens
August 2017 News Release
Many U.S. Abortion Patients Seek Abortion Care More Than Once in a Lifetime
United States
Abortion
August 2017 Research Article
Which Abortion Patients Have Had a Prior Abortion? Findings from the 2014 U.S. Abortion Patient Survey

Rachel K. Jones, Jenna Jerman and Meghan Ingerick,Journal of Women's Health
United States
Abortion
August 2017 News Release
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Are Ineffective and Harmful to Young People, Expert Review Confirms
United States
Teens
August 2017 Research Article
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact

John S. Santelli, Leslie Kantor, Stephanie A. Grilo, Ilene S. Speizer, Laura D. Lindberg, Jennifer Heitel, Amy Schalet, Maureen Lyon, Amanda J. Mason-Jones, Terry McGovern, Craig J. Heck, Jennifer Rogers and Mary A. Ott,Journal of Adolescent Health
United States
Teens
August 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Lessons from Before Abortion Was Legal

Rachel Benson Gold and Megan K. Donovan,Scientific American
United States
Abortion

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Hear From An Expert

Abortions in the United States are happening earlier in pregnancy than they used to: Two-thirds occur within the first eight weeks of pregnancy. Medication abortion helps make this possible.

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist

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