Skip to main content

Guttmacher Institute

  • Make a gift today
  • Make a monthly gift
  • Become a Guttmacher Guardian
  • Other ways to give

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Search form

Search form

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

United States Menu

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

International Menu

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

 

About Menu

  • About
    • Staff
    • Partnerships & Collaborations
    • Board
    • Job Opportunities
    • Financials
    • History
    • Contact
    • Cory L. Richards Scholarship
    • Guttmacher 50th Anniversary
      • 50 Years of Impact

Our Work by

  • Geography
    • Global
    • Asia
    • Latin America & the Caribbean
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • United States
  • Type
    • Recent Research
    • Policy Resources
      • State Policy
      • U.S. Policy
    • News Releases
    • Data Center
    • Guttmacher Policy Review
    • Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
      • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
    • Population Center
    • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
Guttmacher Institute
  • Make a gift today
  • Make a monthly gift
  • Become a Guttmacher Guardian
  • Other ways to give

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Search form

About Menu

  • About
    • Staff
    • Partnerships & Collaborations
    • Board
    • Job Opportunities
    • Financials
    • History
    • Contact
    • Cory L. Richards Scholarship
    • Guttmacher 50th Anniversary
      • 50 Years of Impact

Our Work by

  • Geography
    • Global
    • Asia
    • Latin America & the Caribbean
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • United States
  • Type
    • Recent Research
    • Policy Resources
      • State Policy
      • U.S. Policy
    • News Releases
    • Data Center
    • Guttmacher Policy Review
    • Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
      • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
    • Population Center
    • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

 

United States Menu

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

International Menu

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

Now

U.S. international family planning aid has a hugely beneficial impact

Geography

United States

The Guttmacher Institute’s work in the United States includes research on unintended and teen pregnancy, contraception and use of publicly funded family planning services, abortion incidence and funding, HIV and other STIs, and teens’ access to sex education and reproductive health services. The Institute also analyzes federal policies related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as the impact of federally funded programs such as Title X, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your state

  • Fact Sheet

    State Facts About Abortion

  • map of United States

    State Policy Resources

  • Fact Sheet

    State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 45%

    of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the U.S. each year are unintended
  • 45%

    of pregnancies in the United States each year are unintended
  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning

Resources

  • November 2006 Report

    Repeat Abortion in the United States

    Rachel K. Jones,Susheela Singh,Lawrence B. FinerandLori F. Frohwirth

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2006 Research Article

    Second-Trimester Abortion: Logistics and Lack of Symptoms Are Factors

    —P. Doskoch,Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2006 Report

    Abortion in Women’s Lives

    Heather D. Boonstra,Rachel Benson Gold,Cory L. RichardsandLawrence B. Finer

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2006 Report

    Sexual and Reproductive Health of U.S. Latinas: A Literature Review

    Anne K. DriscollandJennifer J. Frost
    Abortion
  • June 2004 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2001-2002

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2004 Policy Analysis

    Family planning waivers work, research shows

    Rachel Benson Gold,Contraceptive Technology Update

    United States

    • Contraception
  • October 2002 Report

    In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of American Men

    United States

  • March 2002 Policy Analysis

    Overhauling welfare: implications for reproductive health policy in the United States.

    Heather D. BoonstraandRachel Benson Gold,Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2000 Policy Analysis

    The “boom and bust phenomenon”: the hopes, dreams, and broken promises of the contraceptive revolution

    Heather D. Boonstra,Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
Explore the Data Center

Hear From An Expert

Sex is a normal part of human development. Instead of stigmatizing teen sex, let’s support teens by making sure they have access to comprehensive sex education and health care.

Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist
View State Policy Updates

Support Our Work

Your support enables the Guttmacher Institute to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally through our interrelated program of high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications.

Donate Now
Guttmacher Institute
Guttmacher Center for Population Research Innovation and Dissemination

Sign Up for Guttmacher Updates

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Footer Menu

  • Privacy Policy
  • Updates Sign-up
© 2019 Guttmacher Institute