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For more than three decades, Ipas has worked to end deaths and injuries from unsafe abortion.We train health-care providers to improve health services, promote appropriate reproductive-health technologies and work with policymakers and advocates to improve health policies and practices. We are the only organization working on five continents - with multidisciplinary staff in 13 countries - dedicated entirely to ending unsafe abortion.

media center, PR, pressroom, press kit, newsroomIpas is not an acronym, though early in our organizational history it was. Over the years, our mission has evolved and expanded and the acronym no longer describes our work.

Recent Ipas News

 February 2 

In South Africa, a doctor’s road from conservative, born-again Christian to outspoken advocate for reproductive rights

 January 20 

Developing countries hit hardest by stalled abortion rate

 January 11 

Ipas model tracks improved safe abortion care, including contraception, in Ethiopia

 January 6 

With official launch of Ipas Zambia, expanded efforts under way to improve access to safe abortion care

 December 27 

Ipas mourns loss of two champions in Ghana

 December 22 

Ipas, members of Congress call for end to overly restrictive U.S. abortion policy abroad

 December 19 

Ipas Mexico director calls on health-system leaders to reduce maternal deaths

 December 19 

On behalf of Nicaraguan sexual violence victims, Ipas helps petition human rights commission

 December 19 

Landmark report reviews Central American laws against sexual violence

 December 19 

Ipas message across Latin America: Sexual and reproductive rights are human rights


Ipas in the News



Abortion News Updates



Latest Stories by Region
+ Global
Organizations call for inclusion of safe abortion in all sexual and reproductive health services
Family planning leaders should help women with unwanted pregnancies obtain safe, legal abortion
Ipas joins global health leaders at International Conference on Family Planning
IUD placement after medical abortion
Predicting and managing pain with medical abortion
U.N. Special Rapporteur calls on governments to decriminalize abortion
Comprehensive abortion care: A game-changer for women’s health
Improving abortion care for young women
Organizations meet on global priorities for safe abortion care
Governments debate abortion and reproductive health at the United Nations
Fewer women dying from unsafe abortion though African women still most at risk
Ipas: Advancing reproductive rights at home and abroad
Telephone follow-up after medical abortion
Is clinician evaluation by history and physical exam adequate to determine gestational age compa
Is a successful medical abortion different than a complete medical abortion?
Estimating abortion incidence and morbidity
New data show progress in addressing unsafe abortion – but too many women still die
A global day of action against gender-based violence
More focus on women’s health needs and rights at International AIDS Conference
WHAT MATTERS TO YOU?
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT: Home follow-up saves most women a return visit to the clinic
Innovations: Women on Web
Invest in safe abortion care to reduce maternal mortality
Ipas and partners discuss the impact of U.S. foreign and domestic policy on abortion on Capitol
Two short films highlight the lifesaving benefits of reproductive health care
Hillary Clinton affirms support for legal, safe abortion and family plan
Governments call for stronger global effort to reduce maternal deaths
Expanding access to medical abortion: building on past experience
Increasing young women’s access to information about safe, medical abortion
Engaging communities on sexual and reproductive health issues
Clinton ICPD anniversary speech
U.S. policies on abortion funding still harmful to women overseas
Human rights include abortion care
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
International medical conference fosters open discussion of abortion
New report on abortion worldwide
Ipas announces new non-profit subsidiary, WomanCare Global, LLC
Ipas launches medical abortion portal
Berlin NGO Forum
New product will increase access to safe abortion care
Because women's lives are worth saving
Expanding access to medical abortion by partnering with pharmacists
Misoprostol for obstetric uses
Ipas helps write the book on abortion care
Mother’s day, every day
Clinton stands up for reproductive rights
Governments reaffirm commitment to safe abortion at UN meeting
Ipas releases trailer for documentary Not Yet Rain
Ipas launches online training
Clarifying values surrounding abortion
Misoprostol is a safe and effective tool to reduce maternal mortality, says ACOG
President Obama rescinds global gag rule
Ipas welcomes new U.S. president
Ipas president, former USAID officials call for tripling U.S. family planning aid
+ Latin America and the Caribbean
Ipas Mexico director calls on health-system leaders to reduce maternal deaths
On behalf of Nicaraguan sexual violence victims, Ipas helps petition human rights commission
Landmark report reviews Central American laws against sexual violence
Ipas message across Latin America: Sexual and reproductive rights are human rights
Mifepristone registered in Mexico
September 28 Campaign to Decriminalize Abortion Goes Global
Focus on FUSA
Focus on FUSA
Ipas mourns the passing of Dr. Bayardo Izaba Solis
Ipas Brazil set to begin new venture
A different approach: A discussion with Cristina Villarreal, director of Fundación Oriéntame in
Brazil’s women’s movement
Expanding options for survivors of sexual violence in Brazil
On Human Rights Day, Ipas Brazil calls to end sexual violence against women and girls
Ipas Bolivia joins with indigenous leaders to work toward decriminalizing abortion
Working with pharmacists to increase the potential of medical abortion
Reproductive rights in Colombia under attack
September 28: A day to decriminalize abortion in Latin America
Growing international consensus condemns Nicaraguan abortion ban
New Ipas research finds progress in Mexico City after law change
Postcard from Jamaica
Brazilian Ministry of Health honors Ipas’s Adesse
PAHO and Ipas lead the way to better care for women in Latin America
Bolivian Supreme Court directs courts to implement abortion policy
Mexican Supreme Court upholds Mexico City abortion law
Nicaraguan ban on therapeutic abortion goes into effect
+ Africa
South African doctor is outspoken reproductive rights activist
Ipas model tracks improved safe abortion care in Ethiopia
With official launch of Ipas Zambia, expanded efforts under way to improve access to safe aborti
Ipas mourns loss of two champions in Ghana
Passionate advocate for women's rights takes helm of Ipas Zambia
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
The Ghana mentoring program: a network of support and excellence
Tunisia
South Africa provider attitudes
Improving women’s access to safe abortion in crisis situations
Support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributes to progress toward MDG5
African health experts to meet in Ghana for rare discussion of unsafe abortion
Profile: Midwife and safe abortion advocate
Keeping Our Promise: Addressing Unsafe Abortion in Africa
African youth speak out through art in Ipas contest
Improvements in Nigerian midwives' provision of postabortion care
A champion of care leads the way for safe abortion in Zambia
African midwives forge new Alliance to improve the health of women and their families
Breaking taboos about sex in rural South Africa
Domestic violence organization helps victims obtain critical reproductive health services
New studies explore the role of Ghanaian midwives in the provision of abortion care
Maxwell’s story: How a former child soldier became a reproductive health advocate
Training abortion providers in Ghana
Safe abortion care increasing in Ethiopia
Better information, better health: Ipas reaches out to African youth
Not Yet Rain: playing near you this fall!
Postcard from Ghana
Free public screening of Not Yet Rain in Durham, NC
Researchers partner to save women’s lives in Africa
Unsafe abortion on the agenda at African First Ladies summit in Los Angeles
Ipas's YouTube page highlights women's stories from five continents
Ipas releases new documentary on World Health Day
Radio show features Ipas work in Zambia
"Nothing for us without us": Ipas reaches 20,000 youth in South Africa
Law expanding abortion access passes in South Africa
+ Asia
Ipas launches country program in Bangladesh
Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal promote safe abortion
Nepal receives MDG Award for improving maternal health
Expanded safe abortion services making a difference in Cambodia
Providing medical abortion without technology in Nepal
Increasing access to safe abortion care in Nepal through community health volunteers
Indian vice president releases abortion care guidelines
Interviews on Indian women’s experiences with medical abortion
Study finds greater need for awareness of safe abortion services in India
Legal abortion services safe in Nepal
Postcard from Jharkhand: Ipas India bridges the gap between women and safe abortion care
Facility services make all the difference in postabortion contraceptive acceptance
Blending training and technology to improve access to care in India
Finding the root causes of sex-selective abortion
+ Europe and North America
Profile of an activist
Roe v. Wade anniversary
U.K. government prioritizes preventing unsafe abortion
“Music is my activism” – Ipas concert headliner gives women’s rights a voice this October
Senate committee votes to repeal military abortion ban
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010 introduced in Congress
Advancing women’s reproductive health with small grants in Nigeria
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
Ipas in North Carolina: Improving immigrants’ access to reproductive health care
Anti-abortion activist found guilty of first degree murder
Celebrating Roe v. Wade, remembering Dr. Tiller
Ipas in D.C. for national day of action against Stupak abortion ban
Ipas supports Medical Students for Choice
Ipas welcomes Gloria Steinem to North Carolina
New study leads to improvement in medical abortion care
Obama administration to reconsider federal "refusal clause"
Ipas calls for further investigation of U.S. government censorship of abortion information