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Abortion access for everyone—
no matter who, no matter where

How we’re meeting today’s challenges and advancing reproductive justice for all

Ipas’s Strategy 2025-2028

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For more than 50 years, Ipas has resisted and persisted.

Since 1973, we have worked to ensure that all people—no matter who, no matter where—can access the sexual and reproductive health care they need, including abortion. We believe everyone has the right to control their own body, health and future. These basic human rights are necessary to achieve gender equity, and to support the health and wellbeing of women and girls everywhere.

Societies are also stronger when women and girls—and all people who can become pregnant—have bodily autonomy. Indeed, evidence shows that abortion access has widespread benefits. When people can safely get an abortion, it not only improves their own quality of life, but that of their families, communities and even countries.

Today, there are increasing threats to people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, making Ipas’s work more vital than ever. We’re no stranger to today’s challenges, and our 50+ years of experience have prepared us well for this critical moment.

We are ready, and we know what to do.

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Our vision

A world where all people have the right and ability to determine their own sexuality and reproductive health.

Our mission

Ipas builds resilient abortion and contraceptive ecosystems using a comprehensive approach across sectors, institutions, and communities.

Two paths show what’s at stake

We work for a world where every person can determine their own future and live up to their fullest potential. This means everyone must have bodily autonomy. And depending on where a person lives, there can be myriad barriers blocking their ability to make their own sexual and reproductive health decisions.

The paths of Mina and Mary shown here illustrate how holistic, comprehensive support for bodily autonomy—or a lack of such support—can shape the path a young girl may follow, depending on where she lives and the policies and programs in place to ensure she’s in control of her future.

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Mina

Age 14

Has no access to sexuality education; does not know how to prevent pregnancy

Age 15

Forced to marry because her family struggles financially

Age 16

Has no access to contraception and becomes pregnant. Has no access to abortion.

Age 17

Has her first child and drops out of school

Future

Limited opportunities and continued financial hardship

Mary

Age 14

Has comprehensive sexuality education; knows how to prevent pregnancy

Age 15

Does not marry and stays in school, supported by community groups and cultural norms

Age 16

Safe from gender-based violence thanks to protective laws and community efforts

Age 17

Can access contraception and avoids unwanted pregnancy

Age 18

Graduates school and finds a good job

Age 25

Marries and has children when she is ready

Future

Marries and has children when she is ready

Our comprehensive approach creates lasting change

We know that guaranteeing the right to abortion isn’t enough. Economic, cultural, religious and systemic barriers prevent many people from accessing abortion care even where it’s legal and available.

That’s why our sustainable abortion ecosystem model works. When we work strategically across institutions and communities to break down abortion stigma and expand knowledge on sexual and reproductive rights, we co-create an ecosystem where people have the information they need to make decisions about their own health, where there’s community and health system support for human rights and abortion access, and where laws and policies support full bodily autonomy.

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Our intersectional priorities

We have long worked with partners to tackle intersectional issues, such as the rights of people who are LGBTQ+, indigenous, or living with disabilities. Now we will sharpen our lens on issues that crosscut the abortion ecosystem and that have emerged as priorities for our teams around the world: gender justice, gender-based violence, climate justice, and work in crisis settings.

These issues are global. We see the impact of the climate crisis everywhere—including where Ipas works—and how it harms access to abortion. We know that in times of crisis and turmoil, women’s and girls’ rights to self-determination, bodily autonomy, and freedom from violence are threatened most. Pervasive gender inequality is always dangerous to women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing, and it is especially risky in times of war, natural disasters, conflict, or any other crisis.

Learn more about our intersectional work

Advancing gender equity

Improving care for survivors of gender-based violence

Advocating for women-led climate justice

Making abortion accessible in crisis settings