New from the Guttmacher Institute

New Study Shows Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics Provide Critical Care to Millions of Poor and Low-Income Women Each Year

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:47:00 EST

A new nationally representative survey shows that the national network of publicly funded family planning clinics—which helps millions of women avoid unintended pregnancies and plan the timing of wanted pregnancies—gives women vital access to contraceptive and other preventive care, according to "Variation in Service Delivery Practices Among Clinics Providing Publicly Funded Family Planning Services in 2010," by Jennifer Frost et al.

Advisory: Review of a Study by Koch et al. on the Impact of Abortion Restrictions on Maternal Mortality in Chile

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:00 EST

Facts on Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in the United States

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Guttmacher Institute Monthly State Policy Update

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 EST

This update provides information on legislation, as well as relevant executive branch actions and judicial decisions in states across the country

Legalization Alone Does Not Guarantee Availability of Safe Abortion Services

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:48:00 EST

Evidence shows that restrictive abortion laws contribute substantially to maternal illness and death from unsafe abortion, and, in the last two decades, 26 countries have expanded the conditions under which abortion is legal. While abortion law reform is a positive step toward improving women’s health, little comprehensive information has been available until now on how the laws have been implemented and what impact they have had on the provision of abortion services and women’s health.

Inadequate Knowledge About Contraception is Common Among Young Adults

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:05:00 EST

More than half of young men and a quarter of young women who participated in a 2009 survey displayed serious gaps in knowledge about common contraceptive methods, according to "Young Adults' Contraceptive Knowledge, Norms and Attitudes: Associations with Risk of Unintended Pregnancy," by Jennifer Frost et al. of the Guttmacher Institute.

Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:29:00 EST

For more than 40 years, the United States—through its Agency for International Development (USAID)—has been a global leader in enhancing women’s access to contraceptive services in the world’s poorest countries. Empowering women with control over their own fertility yields benefits for them, their children and their families. It means fewer unintended—and often high-risk—pregnancies and fewer abortions, most of which in the developing world are performed under unsafe conditions. Better birth spacing also makes for healthier mothers, babies and families, and pays far-reaching dividends at the family, society and country levels.

Young Adulthood is a Period of High Risk for Unintended Pregnancy and Birth

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:56:00 EST

More than two-thirds of pregnancies among unmarried women aged 20–29 were unintended in 2008, according to "Unintended Pregnancy: Incidence and Outcomes Among Young Adult Unmarried Women in the United States, 2001 and 2008," by Mia Zolna and Laura Duberstein Lindberg of the Guttmacher Institute.