Tigist is 20 years old. She has no family. A man in the tea shop where she worked asked her to marry him and when she said no, he raped her. When she realized she was pregnant she went to the safe abortion clinic in Zeway, Ethiopia but they told her she was too far along to have the abortion done at the clinic because they didn’t have the right materials. She would have to go to a hospital. She didn’t have any money to pay for the abortion and she was afraid she would be turned away again because she hadn’t reported the rape to the police. Thanks to Ipas, Tigist was able to get a safe abortion at a hospital. She’s one of the lucky ones. Although abortion is legally permitted in Ethiopia, many women don’t have access to safe abortion care. In their desperation, they often turn to local healers or untrained providers, risking their health and their lives. Your donation to Ipas will help thousands of women around the world like Tigist who lack safe reproductive health choices.