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United States
The state of US abortion access is chaotic and confusing. Our interactive map showcases the latest abortion policies by state as well as demographic and abortion data.
Writing about abortion? It’s important to keep in mind who is most impacted by abortion bans and restrictions. Hint: it’s people who are marginalized by structural racism and already struggling to make ends meet.
Following two decades of safe and effective use, medication abortion accounted for more than half of all US abortions for the first time in 2020.
Guttmacher experts continue to build out our resources on the US Supreme Court overturning Roe, which include information on the legal landscape for abortion across the United States, as well as policy analysis and key research.
Global
More than one in 10 women worldwide who want to avoid pregnancy experience an unintended pregnancy each year, according to a new indicator.
In Pakistan, unintended pregnancies among adolescents would drop by 72% if their need for reproductive health care were fully met.
In much of the world, abortion is often stigmatized regardless of legal status, making it challenging to measure and document.