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Guttmacher Institute FACT: About 2.3 million women in Asia are hospitalized annually for treatment of complications from unsafe abortion. http://ow.ly/Nv5I
Guttmacher Institute FACT: Medication abortion accounts for 13% of all abortions, and 22% of abortions before 9 weeks. http://ow.ly/Nv1N
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Guttmacher Institute FACT: More than 95% of abortions in Africa & Latin America are performed under unsafe circumstances. http://ow.ly/NuTb
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The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Guttmacher Institute POSTPONED: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s speech commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) has been postponed until January 2010. Details to come in the new year.
Guttmacher Institute Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a major speech on Monday, December 21 to mark the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), where 179 governments agreed that education, maternal health and reproductive health are fundamental global needs. Watch live on... www.icpd2015.org at 3:00 pm, and join the coinciding tweet chat at #icpd2015.
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Guttmacher Institute FACT: Among sexually experienced teens, 74% of females and 82% of males used contraception the 1st time they had sex. http://ow.ly/NmB3
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The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Guttmacher Institute FACT: About 6 in 10 Ghanaian adolescents have never heard of any STIs, except for HIV/AIDS. http://ow.ly/MOtZ
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Guttmacher Institute FACT: 50% of all women age 40–44 who practice contraception rely on sterilization. Another 18% have a partner who had a vasectomy. http://ow.ly/Mtg9
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The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Guttmacher Institute Global Health TV: Guttmacher’s Heather Boonstra discusses HIV and reproductive health linkages with other experts: http://ow.ly/MG1J
Guttmacher Institute FACT: 2 of 3 males (15-19 years old) had a physical exam in 2007, under 20% received sexual health counseling. http://ow.ly/Mqrl
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The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Guttmacher Institute FACT: Nearly 7 in 10 Ugandan adolescents didn’t use any contraception the 1st time they had sex. http://ow.ly/M09l
Guttmacher Institute McClatchy story on Uganda, PEPFAR and family planning cites our data on unintended pregnancy: http://ow.ly/LX8d
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Beatrice Adongo, center, with her family in Sirakano, Uganda. Adongo gave birth to 13 children before she learned about birth control at age 45. | View larger image
Guttmacher Institute FACT: Because of the recession, 1/3 of providers surveyed reported they had to reduce the number of contraceptive methods offered. http://ow.ly/KC33
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Publicly funded family planning providers are struggling to meet a growing need for subsidized contraceptive care, which is being driven by more women wanting to postpone childbearing during tough economic times.
Guttmacher Institute FACT: In the last year, more than 4 in 5 family planning centers reported an increase in clients in need of publicly funded services. http://ow.ly/KKOY
