Guttmacher Institute

Whose Right to Sex Education?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Philip N. Cohen

What did we get for $1.9 billion? Nothing good. Abstinence-only education has been shown to have no effect on how much teenagers have sex - none.

Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Annually: Report

Posted 10.13.2009 | World


(AP) NEW YORK - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,...

New Arizona Law Restricts Access to a Range of Reproductive Health Services

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living


Sharon L. Camp

Proponents of a new Arizona reproductive health law claim it helps inform women's abortion decisions. However, this distortion of the informed consent process only hinders access to abortion services.

World Population Day 2009 -- Time to Finally Make Maternal Health a Priority

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

World Population Day serves as an urgent reminder that, even amidst a global recession and tight budgets, governments must boost investments in global health -- especially the health of mothers.

Promoting Democracy in Africa Requires Investing in the Next Generation

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

Ghana provides two keys as to how best to target the continent's scarce resources to maximize impact. First, invest in young people. Second, do this through strong private-public partnerships.

New Health Disparities Report: More Context for Higher Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Among Women of Color

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Sharon L. Camp

A Kaiser Family Foundation report documents persistent disparities between white women and women of color in rates of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, AIDS and cancer.

Statement On The Murder Of Dr. George Tiller

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Sharon L. Camp

The Guttmacher Institute joins the reproductive health community in expressing our shock and sadness at the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas phys...

A Dangerous Trend: Dominican Republic Adopts Draconian Abortion Restriction

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

If Latin American policymakers truly want to reduce abortion rates, they must focus their attention on improving knowledge about and access to a wide range of family planning methods.

More Uncomfortable News for the Right: Decades of Work by Anti-Choicers Does Nothing to Decrease Abortions

Kelli Conlin | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Kelli Conlin

If anti-choice activists are really interested in reducing abortions, then they would be wise to take the statistics into account before pressing forward with further barriers to women's access.

We're Back: United States Reclaims A Leadership Role In International Reproductive Health and Rights

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 04.08.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

For first time in eight years, the United States was front and center in advocating an increased global commitment to reproductive health and rights.

Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 03.25.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

These policies not only demonstrate a shocking lack of compassion, they also directly contradict strong evidence that restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common.

Back Up Your Birth Control Day Gets a Boost from Court Decision

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Sharon L. Camp

Given that the typical women wants two children, she spends only a few years trying to become or being pregnant, but about three decades trying to avoid pregnancy.

Obama Plays Offense Asserting Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values

Scott Swenson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Scott Swenson

Politically, Obama's embrace of the education and prevention agenda long encompassed in the phrase "pro-choice" represents a shift away from abortion politics as usual.