The Population Institute, an international nonprofit aiming to promote universal access to family planning, released its 50-state report card on the current state of reproductive health, giving the United States as a whole a C- grade.
The report outlines three main reasons for the U.S.' average grade: the country's high rate of unintended pregnancies, socially conservative political climates at both the federal and state level, and laws, regulations and funding cuts to family planning clinics.
The United States' overall grade did not change overall, but several states' grades went down due to restrictions and cutbacks in family planning support, according to the report.
Thirteen states received a failing grade and only four states received an A.
State scores are computed by assessing measures of effectiveness, prevention, affordability and access.
States receiving a failing grade
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
States receiving an A
California
Maryland
Oregon
Washington
To view a breakdown of report cards for each state, please click here.
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