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Policy & Research
Linked Sites:
ARHP: Abortion Resource Center
ARHP's Abortion Resource Center includes political information as well as information for healthcare providers and abortion research.
Center for Reproductive Rights
The site includes information on legal and political issues surrounding reproductive rights, as well as an in-depth analysis on what would happen if Roe v. Wade were overturned.
Guttmacher Institute
A comprehensive reference site that includes research and information on abortion, pregnancy, birth, contraception, sexual health and related policy information.
Ibis Reproductive Health
This multi-lingual website offers policy and research information on all aspects of reproductive health, and includes a country- specific database of legal information surrounding public health.
National Abortion Federation: Public Policy
Information about federal and state laws, court decisions, and political appointments that affect women's reproductive choices, and how you can influence them.
Additional Resources:
Abortion Access Project: Who Has Abortion?
Statistics on women who have abortion procedures in the U.S.
Abortion Access Project: Restrictions on Access to Abortion for Low-Income Women
This fact sheet discusses the impact of welfare restrictions and Medicaid restrictions on limiting a woman's right to choose.
The Adoption History Project
This site includes information about important laws affecting adoption, changing social norms and the ways that adoption has evolved over time.
Adoption LawSite
This site, sponsored by the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy, offers state by state information on important statutes pertaining to adoption.
American Civil Liberties Union: Reproductive Freedom
The ACLU outlines current threats to reproductive freedom and offers an online action center.
Go2EC
This site contains a state-by-state analysis on access to Emergency Contraception, as well as training resources for pharmacists and health care providers.
Kaisernetwork
With a focus on health policy, this site provides quick access to information on national health issues. Includes daily news summaries, transcripts, telecasts, and public opinion data.
Mapping Our Rights
An interactive site that documents policy and resources around all aspects of reproductive health and discrimination practices, state by state.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
This site offers information on political issues affecting pregnant women, as well as a reading list and relevant articles and reports.
Pro-Choice Forum
This site provides a full library of publications on a range of reproductive health issues, as well as information on reproductive rights issues in the U.S., Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Reproductive Health Technologies Project: RHTP
This site includes information and research on emergency contraception, IUD's, early abortion, and more.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: SIECUS
SIECUS is the leading research institute in the country on issues related to sexuality education. Included on their website are state by state fact sheets, media resources, and information about local, national and international policy surrounding sexuality education.
State Health Facts
Overseen by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this site gives state by state information on reproductive health policy, statistics, and information on issues such as Medicaid, health costs, and local healthcare providers.
