Adam Sonfield, Public Policy Associate

Adam Sonfield joined AGI’s Washington, DC office in 1997 and currently serves as Public Policy Associate. He is the Managing Editor and a contributor to the Institute’s public policy journal, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy. Mr. Sonfield has also been a researcher and author on several projects relating to reproductive health policy and financing. He earned an A.B. with honors in social studies from Harvard University and a Master of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

Recent Publications Include:

Sonfield A, Rights vs. Responsibilities: Professional Standards and Provider Refusals, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(2):7-9.

Sonfield A and Gold RB, Public Funding for Contraceptive, Sterilization and Abortion Services, FY 1980–2001, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 2005.

Sonfield A and Gold RB, Conservatives’ agenda threatens public funding for family planning, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(1):4–7.

Gold RB and Sonfield A, Bush health ‘reform’ agenda: implications for reproductive health, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(1):8–11.

Sonfield A, Gold RB, Frost JJ and Darroch JE, U.S. Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives and the Impact of Contraceptive Coverage Mandates, 2002, Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2004, 36(2):72–79.

Sonfield A, New refusal clauses shatter balance between provider ‘conscience,’ patient needs, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(3):1–3.

Sonfield A and Gold RB, New study documents major strides in drive for contraceptive coverage, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(2):4–5 & 14.

Sonfield A, Meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of men worldwide, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(1):9–12.

Sonfield A, Preventing unintended pregnancy: the need and the means, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2003, 6(5):7–10.

Sonfield A and Gold RB, States’ implementation of the section 510 abstinence education program, FY 1999, Family Planning Perspectives, 2001, 33(4):166–171.

Gold RB and Sonfield A, Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents Under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Family Planning Perspectives, 2001, 33(2):81-87.

Gold RB and Sonfield A, Family Planning Funding Through Four Federal-State Programs, FY 1997, Family Planning Perspectives, 1999, 31(4):176-181.