Supporters of abortion rights around the world—including Ipas staff and partners—are marking International Safe Abortion Day today with diverse in-person and online activities.
We know that every action—no matter how small—helps move us toward our goal of abortion access for all. That’s why we’re taking action today to help raise awareness that abortion is essential health care and a human right.
How Ipas teams are marking September 28
The day provides an opportunity for public education and raising awareness of the importance of abortion access with a variety of audiences. Here are just some of the online and in-person activities Ipas teams have planned.
- Ipas Africa Southern Region will conduct a community event in Malawi under the theme “In solidarity, working towards Reduction of Deaths from Unsafe Abortion in Malawi.” They will also host a physical dialogue campaign in South Africa and a media engagement in Zambia.
- Ipas Bangladesh will launch a book: “To Decriminalize Abortion Care: Bangladesh Perspective” by Dr. Syeda Nasrin.
- Ipas Africa Alliance will hold digital campaigns, media and community engagement activities in Kenya.
- Ipas Development Foundation in India will conduct several community and social media engagement activities.
- Ipas Ethiopia and Ipas Francophone Africa will hold digital campaigns.
- Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean will hold digital campaigns as well as several in-person events, including a screening of the documentary “Beatriz.”
- Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation will host a conference on “Reproductive Justice: Crashing maternal mortality through reduced unsafe abortions” as well as a digital campaign.
- Ipas Mozambique is set to hold a variety of activities including webinars, digital campaigns, media engagement, awareness-raising marches, roadshows, health fairs, roundtable discussions and community lectures and dialogues.
- Ipas Bolivia will host a TikTok Live and publish a commemorative online post highlighting the importance of guaranteeing access to safe abortion as a matter of public health and human rights.
Today and every day, we work for abortion access for all
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