Politics Distorts Facts on Impact of Abortion Coverage
CORRECTION: A correction to this article was made on Wednesday, August 5th 2009 at 12:24 pm to the following sentence: "Some abortion opponents have claimed that continuing to allow private plans to...
View ArticleNew Data on Global Abortion Trends: Implications for U.S. Policy
A new report from the Guttmacher Institute has major implications for U.S. policy, highlighting the urgency for boosting U.S. international family planning assistance and the need for the United...
View ArticleGuttmacher Responds to Critics of Global Abortion Study
Following the widely covered release of a new Guttmacher Institute study on global abortion trends—which found that increases in contraceptive use have contributed to worldwide declines in the rates...
View ArticleThe President’s Budget: A Mixed Bag for Women’s Health
On February 1, President Obama sent his proposed budget for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2010 to Congress. On the domestic front, the administration’s top priority for reproductive health and...
View ArticleThe Facts About Abortion Rates Among Women of Color
Originally published at Guttmacher Policy Review. It is part of a series of articles appearing on RH Reality Check, written by reproductive justice advocates responding to recent efforts by the...
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The World at Seven Billion: A Global Milestone That Reflects the Needs of...
Cross-posted with permission from the Guttmacher Institute. This fall, world population will reach 7 billion people at a time of accelerated environmental disruption. This article is part of a series...
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Family Planning Is Key to Healthy Pregnancies and Births
In the United States, an estimated 11,300 babies die each year on the day they are born, according to a new report from Save the Children. The United States has the highest first-day death rate in the...
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Yes, Contraception Is Highly Effective
By preventing unintended pregnancies, contraception provides significant health, social, and economic benefits for women. But as this infographic documents, correct and consistent contraceptive use is...
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Solutions in Search of a Problem: Texas Is Latest to Enact Rules Aimed at...
This year will see the second-highest number of state-level abortion restrictions ever. Prominent among restrictions so far in 2013 are so-called targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP)...
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Almost 13 Million Women of Reproductive Age Were Uninsured in 2012
Cross-posted with permission from the Guttmacher Institute. Almost 13 million women aged 15-44, accounting for one in five (20.8 percent) women of reproductive age, were uninsured in 2012, according to...
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