A Matter of Facts — July 2022

A Matter of Facts — July 2022dtarnowskiMarch 3, 2023ISSUE HIGHLIGHTSResponding  to the SCOTUS ruling • Studying abortion in places that restrict it • Medication abortion legislation • Webinar: Defending reproductive freedom • Improv hip-hop comedy takes on sex edFrom Our President I ’m excited to introduce our new quarterly newsletter,A Matter of Facts, where we ’ll share our latest thoughts on the sexual and reproductive health and rights issues of the day—and insight into how we here at Guttmacher do our work.This is an uncertain, and pivotal, moment for our mission. The recent US Supreme Court decision to revoke the constitutional right to abortion is a tremendous blow to people ’s ability to decide whether and when to have a child. It coincides with a rising need for abortion in the United States, as ourfindings from the latest Abortion Provider Census show. It profoundly changesthe abortion landscape in the United States, and it amplifies the fact that abortion is an issue of social equity and racial justice.Momentous challenges lie ahead, but we have no time to despair. We're energized to continue to producetimely evidence that informs policy debates and propels social change, both in the United States  andaround the world. We ’ve seen the power of evidence instates like Maryland that have moved to protect abortion access and in countries likeColombia that have decriminalized abortion. We ’re determined to generate the high-quality res...
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