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“One reason I opted to render [abortion services] is because I saw women dying from back-street abortions. They came in with coat hangers hanging from their cervixes and lost their uteruses from sepsis. One case that will always be in my mind is a young girl who had shot herself in the abdomen to get rid of the unwanted pregnancy. I want to emphasize that we are saving lives.”
— Elizabeth Serobe, a registered midwife from Gauteng, South Africa

Based in Johannesburg, Ipas South Africa is currently the nation’s only nongovernmental organization that focuses exclusively on abortion care and strives to create an environment in which all men and women can enjoy the highest possible standard of sexual and reproductive health. Ipas South Africa’s programs benefit women by providing information and education about sexual and reproductive health and rights, allowing them to make informed decisions about their health, fertility and future.

Learn more about Ipas's work: Ipas in South Africa

+ Meet the Director
Mosotho Gabriel
+ News
Breaking taboos about sex in rural South Africa
Domestic violence organization helps victims obtain critical reproductive health services
"Nothing for us without us": Ipas reaches 20,000 youth in South Africa
Ipas talks to midwives and millions of other Africans
Reproductive Health Month in South Africa
Law expanding abortion access passes in South Africa
Ipas, Mosaic join to help South African women
South African lower house re-adopts abortion bill
South Africa holds hearings about abortion law amendment
Ipas South Africa helps girls work toward their dreams
Ipas South Africa reaches out to meet youth needs
The "new" conscientious objection
February is Reproductive Health Month in South Africa
South African doctor researches maternal deaths
Ipas among international experts conferring in South Africa on medication abortion
+ Publications
A facility assessment of termination of pregnancy services in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Accelerating the pace of change in South Africa: An evaluation of the impact of values clarification workshops on termination of pregnancy access in Limpopo province
Ipas in South Africa