New from the Guttmacher Institute

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate At Lowest Level In Nearly 40 Years

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

Teen pregnancies have declined dramatically in the United States, as have the births and abortions that result. In 2008, the teen pregnancy rate stood at 67.8 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19, which was the lowest rate ever recorded, and 42% below the peak of 116.9 per 1,000 in 1990.

Facts on American Teens’ Sources of Information About Sex

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:00 EST

Facts on American Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:16:00 EST

State-Level Unintended Pregnancy Rates Linked to Proportions of Women Uninsured and Receiving Medicaid

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:47:00 EST

The proportions of women in a given state who receive Medicaid and who are uninsured are strongly associated with the state’s unintended pregnancy rate, according to “Variation in State Unintended Pregnancy Rates in the United States,” by Kathryn Kost et al., of the Guttmacher Institute.

Facts on Unintended Pregnancy in the United States

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:39:00 EST

HHS Decision on Contraception as Preventive Care Resists Pressure for Overly-Broad Religious Exemption

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:13:00 EST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Friday announced that it was finalizing a rule on women’s preventive health care that it had first issued in August 2011, when it adopted in full the recommendations of an expert panel at the Institute of Medicine. Under the rule, a range of services—including contraceptive counseling and provision of all contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration—will be covered without out-of-pocket costs to patients by new private health plans written on or after August 1, 2012.

Long-Term Worldwide Decline in Abortions Has Stalled

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

After a period of substantial decline, the global abortion rate has stalled, according to new research from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 1995 and 2003, the overall number of abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15–44 years) dropped from 35 to 29; according to the new study, the global abortion rate in 2008 was virtually unchanged, at 28 per 1,000. This plateau coincides with a slowdown, documented by the United Nations, in contraceptive uptake, which has been especially marked in developing countries. The researchers also found that nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, and almost all unsafe abortions occur in the developing world. The study, Induced Abortion: Incidence and Trends Worldwide from 1995 to 2008, by Gilda Sedgh et al., was published online today by The Lancet.

Un long déclin mondial de l’avortement maintenant arrêté

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Après une période de déclin considérable, le taux d’avortement mondial est au point mort, selon les résultats de nouvelles recherches du Guttmacher Institute et de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). Entre 1995 et 2003, le nombre global d’avortements parmi les femmes en âge de procréer (15 à 44 ans) est tombé de 35 à 29 pour mille. Selon les observations de la nouvelle étude, le taux d’avortement mondial est virtuellement inchangé, à 28 pour mille, en 2008. Ce plateau coïncide avec un ralentissement documenté par les Nations Unies de l'adoption de la contraception, particulièrement marqué dans les pays en développement. Les chercheurs constatent par ailleurs que près de la moitié des avortements pratiqués dans le monde le sont dans des conditions non médicalisées et que presque toutes les procédures non médicalisées ont lieu dans le monde en développement. L’étude, intitulée Induced Abortion: Incidence and Trends Worldwide from 1995 to 2008 (L’avortement provoqué: incidence et tendances mondiales entre

Se Ha Estancado la Disminución En el Aborto a Nivel Mundial

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Después de un período de sustancial disminución, la tasa de aborto inducido a nivel mundial se ha estancado para 2008, afirma una nueva investigación del Guttmacher Institute y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Entre 1995 y 2003, la tasa de aborto--el número de abortos por 1,000 mujeres en edad reproductiva (15–44 años)--disminuyó de 35 a 29; pero según el nuevo estudio, la tasa mundial permaneció casi sin cambios para 2008, en 28 abortos por 1,000 mujeres. Este estancamiento coincide con la desaceleración, documentada por las Naciones Unidas, en la adopción de anticonceptivos, situación que ha sido especialmente marcada en los países en desarrollo. Los investigadores también encontraron que cerca de la mitad del total de los actuales abortos en el mundo son inseguros, y que casi todos los abortos inseguros ocurren en el mundo en desarrollo. El estudio, Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008 (Aborto inducido: incidencia y tendencias mundiales de 1995 a 2008), por Gilda Sed

Facts on Induced Abortion Worldwide

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:53:00 EST

This fact sheet cites data on worlwide and regional abortion incidence and trends. A worldwide abortion law overview is provided together with data on the incidence and consequences of unsafe abortion and the relationship between unintended pregnancy and abortion.

Induced Abortion: Incidence and Trends Worldwide 1995 to 2008

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:20:00 EST

States Enact Record Number of Abortion Restrictions in 2011

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:12:00 EST

By almost any measure, 2011 saw unprecedented attention to issues related to reproductive health and rights at the state level. In all 50 states, legislators introduced more than 1,100 reproductive health and rights-related provisions, a sharp increase from the 950 introduced in 2010. By year’s end, 135 of these provisions had been enacted in 36 states; fully 68% of these new provisions—92 in 24 states—restrict access to abortion services.

In India, Condoms Are Rarely Used During Premarital Sex

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST

In India, most youth who are having premarital sex are not using condoms, according to “Condom Use Before Marriage and Its Correlates: Evidence from India,” a new study by K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, of the Population Council, New Delhi. The study, published in the December issue of International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, found that only 7% of young women and 27% of young men who reported having had premarital sexual relationships said they had ever used condoms. The analysis, which used survey data from 2,408 married and unmarried men and women aged 15–24 who had had premarital sex, found that just 3% of women and 13% of men surveyed reported having always used condoms in premarital relationships.

Guttmacher Institute Monthly State Policy Update

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 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