Guttmacher Institute

Guttmacher Institute
Formation1968 (1968) (as Center for Family Planning Program Development)
TypeNGO
Purposereproductive health, birth control
Region served
United States and globally
Interim Co-CEOs
Jonathan Wittenberg and Destiny Lopez
Budget$19 million
Websiteguttmacher.org

The Guttmacher Institute is a research and policy NGO that aims to improve sexual health and expand reproductive rights worldwide.[1][2] The organization was started in 1968 as part of Planned Parenthood; it became independent from Planned Parenthood in 2007. It functions as both a research and educational organization.[3][4] It operates mainly in the United States, and also in developing countries.[4]

The institute is named after obstetrician-gynecologist and former president of Planned Parenthood Alan F. Guttmacher.[5] The Guttmacher Institute has many sources of funding nationally and internationally.[4] One of its projects is keeping a running list of the reproductive health laws and policies throughout the United States.[4] As of April 2025 Jonathan Wittenberg and Destiny Lopez are co-presidents and co-CEOs.[6]

  1. ^ "About". Guttmacher Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ^ "The Decade That Dismantled Abortion Rights". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-03-10. ... reproductive rights group Guttmacher Institute ... .
  3. ^ Bass, Hannah (2012-01-25). "Guttmacher Institute". BMJ. 344: e623. doi:10.1136/bmj.e623. ISSN 0959-8138. PMID 22279095. S2CID 5319414.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Guttmacher Institute: The Scientific Backbone of the Reproductive Health Community | Benefunder". www.benefunder.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. ^ Valentine, Barbara. "Guttmacher Institute". College & Research Libraries News.
  6. ^ "Staff". Guttmacher Institute. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

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