Public policy: guttmacher contributed to a number of key policy wins for reproductive health and rights in 2021, including the rescinding of the global gag rule, the restoration of u.S. Funding for the United Nations population fund, and the reversal of the trump administration's rules that caused significant damage to the nation's family planning safety net. The institute played a key role in securing $50 million in supplemental funding for the title x family planning program as part of the american rescue plan by amplifying guttmacher's research showing that low-income women's childbearing and reproductive health were disproportionally disrupted by the covid-19 pandemic. Working with partner organizations. We also successfully pressured the fda to suspend its in-person dispensing requirement for medication abortion and allow patients to receive the medication by mail permanently - a critical step in light of the wave of restrictions on abortion access. At the state level, the institute continued to monitor policies in every state and disseminated a range targeted resources that were used extensively by key actors accross the country, including our popular series of 31 fact sheets - state laws and policies - that were updated monthly to reflect the current state of play regarding a number of key reproductive health policy issues. In December, our annual review of state policymaking reported a record number of abortion restictions enacted in 2021 - a report that has received extensive media coverage and use by advocates and policymakers. We also continued to build strategic partnerships with state-level advocates, resulting in some important policy gains. On the global policy side, our just the numbers analysis, which quantifies the benefits of the u.S. Government's investment in international family planning, once again proved to be a key advocacy resource. In April, more than 150 members of congress utilized this evidence to request support to increase funding for family planning and reproductive health. Additionally, 90 organizations signed a letter that cites guttmacher evidence while urging the house and senate to support increased funding and address policies that limit the effectiveness of these programs in the state, foreign operations and related programs fy 2022 appropriations bill.

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