NEWS RELEASES
New Reports Document the Needs of Young Mexican Women and Barriers to Improving Maternal Health in Mexico
(09/02/2010)
Abortion Ban in U.S. Military Facilities Discriminates Against Servicewomen, Should Be Overturned
(08/18/2010)
Young, Unmarried Women in India Face Obstacles to Obtaining Early Abortion Services
(07/28/2010)
NEWS IN CONTEXT
State Legislative Trends at Midyear
(07/15/2010)
Guttmacher at the Women Deliver Conference
(06/02/2010)
Earth Day: Safeguarding Reproductive Health from Environmental Toxins
(04/19/2010)
OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS
"Break down barriers to contraception", Sharon Camp and Junice Melgar, South China Morning Post, August 2, 2010
"What if contraception were always covered?", Adam Sonfield, CNN.com, June 7, 2010
"Reproductive and Sexual Health in the States: Two Steps Forward, Several Steps Back", Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, RH Reality Check, April 26, 2010
EVIDENCE CHECK
Review of New Study on a Theory-Based Abstinence Program (February 2010)
An abstinence-only intervention aimed at young, urban African-American adolescents successfully delayed sexual initiation among participants in the program, according to a well-designed new study by John B. Jemmott and colleagues.
Advisory on the Impact of Parental Involvement Laws (October 2008)
Antiabortion activists claim that state laws requiring parental involvement (such as notification or consent) for minors to obtain abortions have been a major contributing factor to declining abortion rates among minors in the United States. However, most studies on the subject have serious flaws and are not able to substantiate the claim.
Advisory on the Mental Health Impact of Abortion (October 2008)
Based on the best scientific evidence currently available, there is no credible evidence that abortion, in and of itself, causes mental health problems for most women.
MEDIA KITS
An Overview of Abortion in the United States
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