Policy shapes who gets care and right now too many Black Mamas are being left out it.
What policy change would make the biggest difference for Black Mamas in your state?
Download our #BMHW26 toolkit at blkmaternalhealthweek.com.
#BMHW26 #BlackMaternalHealth #Medicaid #Policy
Navy blue and violet text on a light grey background with line details reads, "Let us be clear: the politicization of health interventions is detrimental to population wellbeing; it threatens rights and puts lives at risk." Below, highlighted in yellow, navy blue text reads "Guttmacher statement at the 59th Session of the UN CPD; Floriane Borel, Senior Global Policy Associate."
To achieve the vision of the #ICPD, sexual & reproductive health policies must be firmly rooted in science. That means bolstering evidence-based tools & policies that respect human rights in an era marked by rapid digital transformation. Read our official #CPD59 statement: https://gu.tt/4emEpyu
Opinion: Lawmakers are using the same tactics, including criminalization, surveillance, and restrictions on young people to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care, write state policy experts with the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Guttmacher Institute.
41 states. 13 with total bans. 28 restricting access based on gestational duration.
Behind these numbers are real people.
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#BlackMaternalHealth #ReproductiveJustice
White text on a black background features the title of an Advocate article co-authored by Guttmacher expert Kimya Forouzan and National LGBTQ Taskforce expert Meera Rajput and reads, "Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked." Below is a photo of people holding signs that say, "My body, my choice" and "Trans rights are human rights."
In a new @advocate.com op-ed, @kimyaf.bsky.social and Meera Rajput of the National LGBTQ Taskforce highlight the connections between policy attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care.
Read more: https://gu.tt/3Q5eqBG
A federal judge paused Louisiana's attempt to bring back baseless restrictions on mifepristone.
Abortion patients deserve access to the method of care that best suits their needs—not politically motivated interference that flies in the face of scientific evidence.
Read more: https://gu.tt/41V9EcA
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Guttmacher VP for Public Policy @kellybaden.bsky.social joined @wamu.org alongside repro experts @maryrziegler.bsky.social and @shefali.bsky.social to discuss the state of abortion access in 2026.
Listen to the full episode ⬇️
https://gu.tt/4bXE3Nq
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Investing in sexual and reproductive health saves lives, advances gender equality and strengthens economies.
Explore our latest #AddingItUp resources at guttmacher.org, available in multiple languages. #WorldHealthDay #SupportScience
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We’re heading to #WD2026 in Narrm (Melbourne), Australia, at the end of the month, and we have new data and tools to share.
Follow along for updates on our side events and a first-of-its-kind resource launching at the conference: https://gu.tt/4m3EGrV
The Supreme Court has once again ignored the facts, allowing kids to be subjected to harmful, abusive, and discredited attempts to “convert” their gender identity or sexual orientation by licensed medical professionals.
Children should NEVER be forced to endure these cruel practices.
In a @commondreams.org op-ed, @isabelguarnieri.bsky.social and @kimyaf.bsky.social examine how access to pregnancy loss care and abortion has been harmed since Dobbs: https://gu.tt/3PxhN4f
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Guttmacher expert Anna Bernstein spoke with @huffpost.com about a new bill in Congress that co-opts environmental protection language to attack #MedicationAbortion & stigmatize patients. It’s yet another bad-faith attempt by anti-abortion lawmakers to restrict access. https://gu.tt/4bsfzLW
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Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) are important options within the full spectrum of #ReproductiveHealth care. By grounding FABMs in evidence and reproductive justice, we can strengthen the fight to ensure access to care for all.
Read more from @cbpolis.bsky.social: https://gu.tt/4aO6QDX
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Guttmacher Data Scientist @imaddowzimet.bsky.social joined @selenasd.com to discuss the latest data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study. As telehealth care to states with total bans increased from 2024 to 2025, out-of-state travel for care declined. More via @npr.org ⬇️
https://gu.tt/41ugDJa
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New data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that there were 1,126,000 US clinician-provided abortions in 2025. While interstate travel for care decreased, abortion via telehealth to people in states with total bans increased significantly.
Learn more: https://gu.tt/47Vm3R7
Decades of rigorous research shows that abortion pills are safe and effective.
@kelciemmorris.bsky.social separates the facts about #MedicationAbortion from junk science pushed by anti-abortion lawmakers and activists.
More via @statesnewsroom.com: https://gu.tt/3NPiCEO
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At the center of the image, a bold off-white heading "The fight for honest sex ed." Below it in smaller off-white text reads "We can champion the kind of sex ed we deserve by guaranteeing honest, evidence-based info in policy and access to the best experts and resources in practice." The background is a deep cool blue.
It's not enough call out censorship and disinfo, we need to champion honest sex ed ✊
SIECUS and Guttmacher teamed up to break down anti-abortion instruction in classrooms and pinpoint exactly how we can fight for the kind of sex education we deserve 🎯
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Join Guttmacher experts for a webinar on the latest global resources from Adding It Up. We’ll highlight updated data on the need for, impact of and cost of fully investing in sexual and reproductive health (#SRH) across low- and middle-income countries. Register: https://gu.tt/4b7chgW
Reproductive coercion is a serious violation of bodily autonomy. Yet some anti-abortion advocates are co-opting this language to justify restricting medication abortion.
Here are the facts you need to know about reproductive coercion and why it's critical⬇ https://gu.tt/47ECD7I
The SAVE Act makes it harder for everyone to vote. @janainelson.bsky.social joined @ms.now to discuss how the SAVE Act saves no one.
The SAVE Act goes beyond voter ID. It would require a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, which would block millions of American citizens from voting.
As Trump's SAVE America Act is debated in the Senate this week, it's important you know how this anti-voter legislation threatens to silence millions at the ballot box 🗳️ https://ampr.gs/4rMkcpS
Attacks on repro & LGBTQI+ rights aren’t happening in isolation — they’re increasingly coordinated. At #CSW70, advocates gathered at the Mission of Mexico to the UN to share lessons from these struggles & why we must reject attempts to silo them. The fight for bodily autonomy includes all of us.
Black text on a white background features the title of a Huff Post article by Alanna Vagianos: "Sen. Josh Hawley Again Cites Junk Science to Argue for Banning Abortion Pill." Below is a photo of Sen. Hawley speaking.
As our VP for Domestic Research Blair Darney told @huffpost.com, "The science is settled: mifepristone is safe & effective.”
Yet Sen. Josh Hawley—once again relying on misinformation—intro'd a bill asking the FDA to effectively ban mife.
More via @alannavagianos.bsky.social ⬇️ https://gu.tt/3PzqL0A
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The Trump administration has massively expanded the global gag rule, now affecting nearly $39.8B in US foreign aid. Decades of evidence show the policy disrupts health systems, cuts access to contraception and increases unintended pregnancies. More: https://gu.tt/3N3XhY8
#GlobalGagRule #SRHR
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Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill asking the FDA to effectively ban mifepristone.
Decades of evidence show that mife is safe & effective.
Guttmacher expert Blair Darney unpacks the shoddy science behind this latest effort to restrict abortion: https://gu.tt/4dhUXXY @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
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As attacks on contraception in the US ramp up, evidence-based research remains critical to defending and advancing reproductive freedom.
Repost to put the facts front and center. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4loxVRk
Map of the United States with color-coding to show how each state is categorized by abortion policies, ranging from most restrictive to most protective. White text on a navy blue bar at the top says, “Abortion policies in effect as of March 10, 2026.”
Wyoming’s governor signed into law a so-called “fetal heartbeat” ban. Abortion is now banned in the state when “cardiac activity” is detected, around 6 wks of pregnancy.
WY now shifts from “Restrictive” to “Very Restrictive” on our interactive map. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4985P4S
#AbortionAccess
On Abortion Provider Appreciation Day and every day, we’re grateful to providers, clinicians and support staff who make sure that everyone can get the abortion care they need and deserve, whether in person at a brick-and-mortar clinic or via telehealth. #CelebrateAbortionProviders
White and yellow text on a navy blue background says, "Brick-and-mortar clinics are critical to abortion access, but continue to decline across the United States." Below, 3 bullet points list data on the decline and its impact on abortion provision, including that 12 brick-and-mortar clinics in states without total bans stopped providing abortion care between March 2024 and December 2025 (a 2% decline).
New Guttmacher data shows that the number of brick-and-mortar clinics in the US declined from 2024 to 2025, but these facilities continue to play a vital role in ensuring that people have #AbortionAccess in their communities.
Learn more in our report: gu.tt/40mnVOM
