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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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  • Abortion
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  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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The Guttmacher Institute conducts global and country-level research to estimate adolescent pregnancy rates; document adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promote fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services. This research sheds light on young people’s needs for sexual and reproductive health information and services, provides policymakers with evidence to inform effective programs and offers policy recommendations to address unmet needs. 

  • Comprehensive Sexuality Education
  • Report

    Access to Contraceptive Services Among Adolescents in Uganda During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Report

    Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia

  • Fact Sheet

    Investing in Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 3.9M

    adolescents annually do not deliver their babies in a health facility
  • 3 in 4

    surveyed teachers in Peru say they lack teaching materials on sexuality education
  • 1 in 4

    surveyed Kenyan students aged 15–17 learn about contraception

Resources

  • November 2021 Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Among Adolescents in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2021 Fact Sheet

    Grossesse non désirée et avortement chez les adolescentes de Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2021 Report

    Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia

    Assefa Seme, Solomon Shiferaw, Ayanaw Amogne, Anna Popinchalk, Leilena Shimeles, Ephrem Berhanu, Ricardo Mimbela and Margaret Giorgio

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2021 Report

    Access to Contraceptive Services Among Adolescents in Uganda During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Fredrick Makumbi, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Lilian Giibwa, Chelsea Polis, Margaret Giorgio, Patrick Segawa, Lillibet Namakula and Ricardo Mimbela

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • September 2021 Research Article

    Unintended pregnancy, induced abortion and abortion care-seeking experiences among adolescents in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

    Adesegun O. Fatusi, Taylor Riley, Patrick Kayembe and Crispin Mabika,BMJ Open

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • July 2021 Research Article

    Contraceptive and abortion practices of young Ghanaian women aged 15–24: evidence from a nationally representative survey

    Sarah Keogh, Easmon Otupiri, Philicia Castillo, Naomi Li, Joana Apenkwa and Chelsea Polis,Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • April 2021 News Release

    Guttmacher Institute Releases Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles for More Than 130 Countries

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Avantages de l’investissement dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive dans l’Union africaine

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2021 Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in India

    Rachel Murro, Rhea Chawla, Souvik Pyne, Shruti Venkatesh and Elizabeth A. Sully

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2021 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Contraceptive Services in the African Union

    Global

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

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The evidence suggests that targeted investments in the formal health and education sectors could have real impact on young people’s health and lives. Investing in the health and education of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa is an investment that ultimately benefits the greater society

Ann Biddlecom

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