Guttmacher Institute

Pregnant immigrant women in Minnesota and across the US are facing a dire and inhumane choice: seek prenatal care while risking arrest and detainment, or go without critical services. No one should live in fear or face violence in order to access essential care. https://gu.tt/3ZRBSE3 #ImmigrantHealth #ReproductiveRights

We're proud that our Senior Research Scientist Alice Cartwright received an honorable mention for the Gibbs Leadership Prize for her 2025 study on the impact of Medicaid expansion on contraceptive use in marginalized communities.   Learn more about the study and other honorees from Women's Health Issues ⬇️

On February 17, Guttmacher will join Ms. Magazine and O'Neill Institute for a timely webinar on how mis- and disinformation are reshaping the sexual and reproductive health landscape in the United States.  Learn what’s at stake and how to protect evidence-based care in an environment that is increasingly saturated with junk science.  Renee Bracey Sherman, reproductive justice activist and author of Liberating Abortion, will moderate the discussion featuring:  - Kelly Baden, Vice President for Public Policy, Guttmacher Institute  - Professor Michele Goodwin, Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy, author of Policing the Womb, and host of On the Issues with Michele Goodwin at Ms. Studios RSVP now to attend: https://gu.tt/4qud7cF #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveRights 

As other donors retreat, Canada’s sustained investment in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has played a critical stabilizing role in global health funding. Our analysis with the Future Planning Initiative shows how Canada’s rights-based, multi-year funding for family planning and #SRH saves lives and expands opportunities. But proposed cuts to development assistance threaten this progress at a moment when the need for global leadership is urgent. Now more than ever, sustained investment in SRH must be protected. See our full analysis examining the impact of Canada’s aid investments and the implications of scaling them back: https://gu.tt/3ZRRiYR Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Cooperation Canada, Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health (CanWaCH), Global Canada, Inter Pares, Oxfam Canada #GlobalHealth #FamilyPlanning

"In 2026, medication abortion remains one of the central battlegrounds in the fight over reproductive autonomy" Guttmacher Principal State Policy Advisor Kimya Forouzan, MPH, Esq. on the nearly 200 anti-abortion bills that have already been introduced in 29 states this year, many of which target abortion pills. More: https://gu.tt/4qjuYT6 #MedicationAbortion #ReproductiveHealth

Featured on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters podcast: Elizabeth Sully, Director of International Research, and Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Director of Federal Policy, join IPPF’s Mina Barling and SRHM's Eszter Kismödi to discuss the expanded #GlobalGagRule and its implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR) worldwide & offer insight into the policy’s effects on funding, programs and access.

Mifepristone is safe, effective, and essential. And despite increasing false claims from anti-abortion lawmakers and activists, it does not impact US waterways or drinking water. It’s critical to see environmental attacks on mife for what they are: an effort to surveil, restrict and ultimately ban abortion care completely. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4j0sgj4 #MedicationAbortion

We're thrilled to have a report by Guttmacher experts Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kimya Forouzan, MPH, Esq. featured on Society of Family Planning's list of Most-Talked-About Family Planning Publications. The report examines data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study and shows that the total number of abortions in states without total bans remained relatively stable between 2023 and 2024, despite increased obstacles to care. Congratulations to all of the authors on the list!

At a moment when evidence is being sidelined in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policy, continuing to advance rigorous, person-centered research matters. Our latest global research roundup highlights: - How misinformation, incomplete information and social norms restrict access to pregnancy termination in a humanitarian setting - How we can change the way we measure contraceptive need to better reflect what people want, and in turn shape policy and target limited resources - A call for continued improvement on person-centered research indicators, and transitional measures we can be using today - What new research reveals about pharmacy and drugstore-based medication abortion in Ethiopia  Together, these findings reinforce the importance of sustained investment and evidence-driven, person-centered policy in advancing equitable #SRH worldwide. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4k3HrbQ

We joined Detention Watch Network and more than 1000 organizations to express our horror, outrage and deep grief about the violence perpetrated by federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis. Congress must fulfill its responsibilities and stop these out-of-control agencies from continuing to violently attack our immigrant communities and communities of color, as well as their many allies and supporters. We call on Congress to immediately halt funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and to revoke the tens of billions already given through last summer’s reconciliation bill. Read the letter: https://gu.tt/4qPXigM