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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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Global

  • Abortion
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  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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United States

Contraception

When women and their partners have access to a wide range of contraceptive methods, they are better able to plan and space their births. This leads to positive health, social and economic outcomes for women, families and society. The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives and provides the evidence base for public investment in high-quality and affordable family planning services that provide a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • Publicly Funded Family Planning
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  • Fact Sheet

    Contraceptive Use in the United States by Demographics

  • Policy Analysis

    What Federal Policymakers Must Do to Restore and Strengthen a Title X Family Planning Program That Serves All

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 99%

    of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
  • 2-12%

    increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 2012
  • 30

    years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children

Resources

  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Nine Things Congress Must Do to Safeguard Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Age of COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Fact Sheet

    Paying for Contraception in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Fact Sheet

    Contraceptive Effectiveness in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Fact Sheet

    The Broad Benefits of Contraceptive Use in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2020 Research Article

    The history of tiered-effectiveness contraceptive counseling and the importance of patient-centered family planning care

    Kristyn Brandi and Liza Fuentes,American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG)

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Fact Sheet

    Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents in the United States

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • March 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Anti-abortion Groups Are Making COVID-19 an Even Greater Public Health Threat

    Herminia Palacio ,Rewire

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2020 Policy Analysis

    The First 10 Years of the ACA: We Must Protect and Build on Major Gains in Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Contraception
  • February 2020 Infographic

    The domestic gag rule has reduced the Title X network's capacity by 46% nationwide

    United States

    • Contraception

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We’re just beginning to discover the extent to which women use hormonal contraceptives for purposes other than pregnancy prevention. One example is oral contraceptive pills—about 14% of pill users take them solely for noncontraceptive purposes, including menstrual pain relief.

Rachel K. Jones

Principal Research Scientist

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