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protestors support Beatriz
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Ipas condemns Salvadoran court’s decision to deny Beatriz a life-saving abortion

Ipas condemns the May 29 ruling by El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice that Beatriz, a 22-year-old woman with a life-threatening pregnancy, should not be allowed to have the abortion her doctors say she needs. “This has hit ... More »

protestors support Beatriz
Friday, May 24, 2013

El Salvador’s Beatriz still waiting 43 days after asking Supreme Court to grant her a life-saving abortion

Ipas continues to support the right to life of Beatriz, a Salvadoran woman with a life-threatening pregnancy who has thus far been denied the abortion her doctors say she needs. After 43 days, Beatriz’s request to the Salvadoran Supreme ... More »

protestors support Beatriz
Friday, May 17, 2013

Salvadoran Supreme Court postpones Beatriz decision

The Salvadoran Supreme Court has avoided making a decision on the petition of Beatriz, the Salvadoran woman who has attracted global attention in her effort to terminate the pregnancy that threatens her life. Abortion is outlawed under all ... More »

protestors support Beatriz
Friday, May 03, 2013

Ipas applauds international efforts to secure life-saving abortion for woman in El Salvador

Ipas commends the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for its April 29 statement urging the government of El Salvador to provide lifesaving medical treatment to a 22-year-old woman facing a high risk of pregnancy-related ... More »

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Migrants' reproductive rights reaffirmed by U.N. Commission on Population and Development

The Resolution of the 46th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development recognized the importance of meeting the needs of women and young people through migration policies and programs that respect and protect ... More »

Senator Lautenberg quote
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Peace Corps Equity Act would extend abortion coverage to volunteers

Ipas fully supports the Peace Corps Equity Act that would ensure women serving in the Peace Corps have the same coverage for abortion services as other federal employees. The act, introduced April 25 by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), ... More »

Chanda Katongo
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Zambia’s Chanda Katongo helps lead a youth movement for gender equity—including sexual and reproductive rights

As Ipas celebrates its 40th anniversary with colleagues and partners in Kenya this week, we are honoring African leaders in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights—including the promising young Zambian activist and ... More »

Sierra Leone's First Lady
Monday, April 22, 2013

Ministry of Health and Sanitation and Ipas report on unsafe abortion in Sierra Leone finds support from nation’s First Lady

Last month, Sierra Leone’s First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma publicly threw her support behind efforts to prevent deaths and injuries from unsafe abortion in her country—the nation with the fourth highest maternal mortality ratio in the world. ... More »

migrant women
Friday, April 19, 2013

Migrant women face acute need for sexual and reproductive health care

Migrant women and girls—including refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced women—are denied their sexual and reproductive rights perhaps more than any other marginalized group. Enduring extremely high rates of sexual violence, unwanted ... More »

South Africa poster
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Is the door to safe abortion services slowly closing in South Africa?

Seventeen years after South Africa adopted one of the world’s most progressive abortion laws, women’s access to safe services is becoming more difficult and unsafe abortion appears to be on the rise. ... More »

Marta Maria Blandon and co-presenters
Friday, March 22, 2013

Inter-American Human Rights Commission holds landmark hearings on abortion laws in Latin America

Ipas participated in three hearings during the 147th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), including one landmark hearing on the negative impact of criminal abortion laws on women in Latin America. In a March ... More »

Health. Access. Rights.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Ipas turns 40 – A letter from President and CEO Elizabeth Maguire

I invite you to join me in celebrating Ipas's 40th anniversary and our new logo and tagline, designed to reflect the energy and spirit of innovation for which Ipas is known. In the 40 years since Ipas was created, our comprehensive and ... More »

Friday, December 14, 2012

UN guidance affirms safe abortion as essential for human rights

Policymakers, governments and reproductive health advocates around the world have a new tool in the fight to prevent maternal deaths and injuries: technical guidance from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ... More »

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Confused critique of Ipas research doesn't hold together

An extensive review of public health patient data by an Ipas research team in Mexico, led by Ipas Mexico Director Dr. Raffaela Schiavon and recently published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, confirmed that unsafe ... More »

pregnant young women
Thursday, December 06, 2012

Ipas works with Nicaragua's maternity homes to offer special care for pregnant young women and victims of sexual violence

Pregnant women staying at the Jinotega Maternity Home enjoy many benefits: care before and after childbirth, educational programs, and the camaraderie and emotional support of other pregnant young women facing similar hardships in this ... More »

characters from www.notebaja.org
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Innovative game created by and for young people offers information on medical abortion

Any young woman who uses an interactive computer game designed by Ipas Mexico is guided from the starting point of a missed period through an educational journey that helps her decide whether she wants to continue or terminate ... More »

Community gathering in India with IEC materials
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

In India, a new study looks at ways to effectively share messages about safe abortion services

India adopted a relatively liberal abortion law more than 40 years ago, but millions of women still turn to unqualified providers for care each year and nearly 10,000 Indian women die annually from abortion-related causes. A new ... More »

Friday, November 16, 2012

Moving Forward After the Election

We congratulate President Barack Obama on his re-election, and we look forward to continuing our work with his administration to protect safe abortion for women in the United States and around the world. With the passage of the Affordable ... More »

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

For women in Africa, medical abortion can save lives

This post is part of our coverage of FIGO 2012. African women bear the greatest burden from unsafe abortion, something women in the United States aren’t very familiar with. Millions die or suffer needlessly because of unwanted pregnancy ... More »

Monday, October 22, 2012

Kenya approves new guidance for provision of safe abortion care

In 2010, Kenyans voted to pass a new Constitution that allows abortion if “in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by ... More »

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