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Contraception

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Media Kits

Striking a Balance Between a Provider's Right to Refuse and a Patient's Right to Receive Care August 2005

Emergency Contraception Has Tremendous Potential in the Fight to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy May 2005

High Rate of Return on Sexual and Reproductive Health Investment March 2005

Publicly Funded Family Planning Services Threatened February 2005

Fact Sheets

Contraceptive Use  [] March 2005

Contraceptive Services  [] March 2005

August 2004

August 2004

August 2004

Contraception Counts: State-by-State Comparative Data March 2004

In the Know: Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion March 2004

State Policies in Brief (updated monthly)

September 2005

September 2005

September 2005

September 2005

September 2005

September 2005

September 2005

Policy Analysis

The Role of Reproductive Health Providers in Preventing HIV  [] November 2004
Heather Boonstra
Issues in Brief

The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health  [] June 2004
Susan A. Cohen
Issues in Brief

Preventing Unintended Pregnancy in the U.S.  [] June 2004
Adam Sonfield
Issues in Brief

Medicaid Family Planning Expansions Hit Stride  [] April 2004
Rachel Benson Gold
Issues in Brief

Family Planning and the Fight Against Smoking and Obesity  [] October 2003
Adam Sonfield
Issues in Brief

The Cost of Contraceptive Insurance Coverage  [] July 2003
Cynthia Dailard
Issues in Brief

Emergency Contraception: Improving Access  [] June 2003
Heather Boonstra
Issues in Brief

Emergency Contraception: Increasing Public Awareness  [] May 2003
Heather Boonstra
Issues in Brief

Immigrants and Medicaid After Welfare Reform  [] May 2003
Rachel Benson Gold
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Nowhere But Up: Rising Costs For Title X Clinics  [] March 2003
Rachel Benson Gold
Issues in Brief

Looking at Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs  [] October 2002
Adam Sonfield
Issues in Brief

New Medicaid Initiative, State Budget Woes Collide  [] October 2002
Rachel Benson Gold
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Women and Societies Benefit When Childbearing Is Planned  [] August 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf
Issues in Brief

Family Planning Can Reduce High Infant Mortality Levels  [] April 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf
Issues in Brief

Community Health Centers and Family Planning  [] December 2001
Cynthia Dailard
Issues in Brief

Expanding Eligibility and Outreach Under CHIP  [] October 2001
Rachel Benson Gold and Adam Sonfield
Issues in Brief

Challenges Facing Family Planning Clinics And Title X  [] June 2001
Cynthia Dailard
Issues in Brief

Title X: Three Decades of Accomplishment  [] February 2001
Rachel Benson Gold
Issues in Brief

School-Based Health Centers and the Birth Control Debate  [] December 2000
Cynthia Dailard
Issues in Brief

Adolescent Care Standards and State CHIP Efforts  [] June 2000
Rachel Benson Gold
Issues in Brief

U.S. Policy Can Reduce Cost Barriers to Contraception July 1999
Cynthia Dailard
Issues in Brief

The Need for and Cost of Mandating Private Insurance Coverage of Contraception  [] August 1998
Rachel Benson Gold
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

The Role of Contraception in Reducing Abortion January 1998
Susan A. Cohen
Issues in Brief

Research in Brief

September 2005

March 2005

December 2004

In French

December 2004

June 2004

May 2003

Highlighted Articles

Confidential Reproductive Health Services for Minors: The Potential Impact of Mandated Parental Involvement for Contraception  []
Rachel K. Jones and Heather Boonstra
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 36 , Issue 5, September/October 2004

The Availability and Use of Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics: U.S. Trends, 1994-2001  []
Jennifer J. Frost, Lori Frohwirth and Alison Purcell
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 36 , Issue 5, September/October 2004

U.S. Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives and the Impact Of Contraceptive Coverage Mandates, 2002  []
Adam Sonfield, Rachel Benson Gold, Jennifer J. Frost
and Jacqueline E. Darroch
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 36 , Issue 2, March/April 2004

Services for Men at Publicly Funded Family Planning Agencies, 1998-1999  []
Lawrence B. Finer, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Jennifer J. Frost
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 35 , Issue 5, September/October 2003

U.S. Agencies Providing Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in 1999  []
Lawrence B. Finer, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Jennifer J. Frost
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 34 , Issue 1, January/February 2002

Current Contraceptive Research  []
Jill L. Schwartz and Henry L. Gabelnick
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 34 , Issue 6, November/December 2002

Public or Private Providers? U.S. Women's Use Of Reproductive Health Services  []
Jennifer J. Frost
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33 , Issue 1, January/February 2001

Differences in Teenage Pregnancy Rates Among Five Developed Countries: The Roles of Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use  []
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Jennifer J. Frost and the Study Team
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33 , Issue 6, November/December 2001

Family Planning Clinic Services in the United States: Patterns and Trends in the Late 1990s  []
Jennifer J. Frost, Nalini Ranjit, Kathleen Manzella, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Suzette Audam
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33 , Issue 3, May/June 2001

Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program  []
Rachel Benson Gold and Adam Sonfield
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33 , Issue 2, March/April 2001


Family Planning Perspectives Volume 32 , Issue 2, March/April 2000

Determinants of Trends in Condom Use In the United States, 1988-1995  []
Akinrinola Bankole, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Susheela Singh
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 31 , Issue 6, November/December 1999

Trends in Contraceptive Use In the United States: 1982-1995  []
Linda J. Piccinino and William D. Mosher
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 30 , Issue 1, January/February 1998

Reports

January 2004

In Spanish
In French

January 2004

March 2003

In Spanish
In French

January 2002

In Spanish
En su propio derecho: Atender las necesidades de salud reproductiva y sexual del hombre de Estados Unidos

January 2001
Rachel Benson Gold, Cory L. Richards

January 2000

Cost to Employer Health Plans of Covering Contraceptives June 1998
Jacqueline E. Darroch

Statistics

July 2005
Jennifer J. Frost

Public Funding for Contraceptive, Sterilization and Abortion Services, FY 1980-2001 January 2005

Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2001-2002 December 2004

Presentation Tools

Contraception in the United States: Current Use and Continuing Challenges May 2004

Fulfilling the Promise: Public Policy and U.S. Family Planning Clinics January 2001

Occasional Reports

December 2004
Michael Vlassoff, Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Erin Carbone and Stan Bernstein

May 2004
Georges Gueilla

December 2003
Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Akinrola Bankole

December 1999
Jacqueline E. Darroch and Susheela Singh

Memos and Statements

March 2005

February 2004
Sharon Camp, Ph.D.

February 2004
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

January 2004

Top Resources on Contraception

Contraceptive Use [] Fact sheets on who uses contraception and which methods are used (March 2005)

Contraceptive Services [] Fact sheet on public funding and service provision (March 2005)

Contraception Counts: State-by-State Comparative Data State and congressional district fact sheets on meeting women's needs for contraception (March 2004)

The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health [] Policy analysis on funding for international reproductive health services (June 2004)

Get "In the Know": Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion Frequently asked questions (March 2004)

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