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United States

Abortion

The Guttmacher Institute is a primary source for research and policy analysis on abortion in the United States. In many cases, Guttmacher’s data are more comprehensive than state and federal government sources. The Institute’s work examines the incidence of abortion, access to care and barriers to obtaining services, factors underlying women’s decisions to terminate a pregnancy, characteristics of women who have abortions and the conditions under which women obtain them. Guttmacher also tracks abortion-related legislation and policies at the federal and state level, promoting access to abortion services and making an evidence-based case against restrictions that limit access.

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  • State Policies on Abortion
  • Policy Analysis

    On the 20th Anniversary of Medication Abortion, Antiabortion Politicians Are Trying to Ban It

  • Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in the United States

  • Policy Analysis

    After the Latest Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion, the Women’s Health Protection Act Is More Important than Ever

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 58%

    of women 13–44 live in a state hostile or extremely hostile to abortion rights
  • 862K

    abortions performed in the United States in 2017
  • 38%

    of women 13–44 live in a state supportive of abortion rights

Resources

  • March 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Danger Ahead: Early Indicators Show States Will Be the Main Abortion Battleground in 2021

    Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2021 Report

    Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

    Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kathryn Kost

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
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    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Abortion Bans in Cases of Sex or Race Selection or Genetic Anomaly

    United States

    • Abortion
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    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • U.S. state map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Requirements for Ultrasound

    United States

    • Abortion
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    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe

    United States

    • Abortion
  • U.S. state map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy

    United States

    • Abortion
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    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

    United States

    • Abortion
  • March 2021 Policy Analysis

    Florida’s Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban Would Force Pregnant People to Travel More Than 30 Times as Far for Care

    Elizabeth Nash and Jonathan Bearak

    United States

    • Abortion
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

    United States

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

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There has been a widespread assault on abortion rights and access at the state level. Between 2011 and 2019, there were over 480 state abortion restrictions enacted, and the types of restrictions were more burdensome and extreme than those we were seeing just a few years before

Elizabeth Nash

Senior State Manager

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