Unintended Pregnancy in the U.S.: Unmet Objectives

Abstract

One objective of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is to lower the incidence of unintended pregnancy. Researchers at the Guttmacher Institute compiled updated information from multiple sources (e.g., National Survey of Family Growth, Abortion Patient Surveys) and calculated aggregate unintended pregnancy rates for all women of reproductive age (range, 15–44) in 2006. In …