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Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
  • 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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Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1975–2020)
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1969–2020)

Global

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

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

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United States

Teens

As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services.

  • Teen Pregnancy
  • State Policies on Teens
  • Research Article

    Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019

  • Report

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

  • Fact Sheet

    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception
  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States
  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions

Resources

  • December 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

    Laura D. Lindberg and Heather D. Boonstra,The Hill

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2017 News Release

    Confidentiality Concerns May Deter U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults from Obtaining Contraceptive Care

    United States

    • Teens
  • November 2017 Research Article

    Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

    Liza Fuentes, Meghan Ingerick, Rachel K. Jones and Laura D. Lindberg,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • 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 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
  • September 2017 Infographic

    Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults, 1973–2013

    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
  • 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 News Release

    Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Are Ineffective and Harmful to Young People, Expert Review Confirms

    United States

    • Teens

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School-based health centers can play a key role in addressing teen pregnancy, and failing to provide contraceptive services on-site, for whatever reason, is self-defeating. We know contraception has been the main driver of the steep decline in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, which is why it’s so important to give students easy access to the information and services they need

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

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