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Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently organized an intergenerational dialogue on sustainable ways to tackle abortion-related issues in the country—in collaboration with the National Ministry of Gender and The Coalition de Lutte Contre Les Gr …
A new project launched by Ipas Mozambique in partnership with local government partners aims to empower women and girls in three provinces of the country to make their own choices and increase their access to sexual and reproductive health care—as well …
No longer treated as criminals In a groundbreaking ruling delivered March 25, the High Court in Malindi affirmed that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Kenyan constitution. The case, which was filed in Nov. 2020 by the Center for Reproduct …
Abortion Is Health Care Español / Français Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court signaling the court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that has guaranteed legal abortion in the United States for nea …
Training advocates for abortion rights helps build movements for change Committed, skilled advocates are essential for building strong movements and reproductive justice. That’s why Ipas recently launched a global virtual training for abortion rights a …
Cette boîte à outils est une ressource pour les organisations qui souhaitent développer une mentalité tenant compte du handicap au sein du personnel et des partenaires qui conçoivent et mettent en oeuvre des programmes d’avortement, et de santé et droits en matière de sexualité et de reproduction (SDSR). Elle a été spécialement conçue pour les animateurs et animatrices d’atelier de clarification des valeurs et transformation des attitudes (CVTA) ayant l’expérience de l’organisation de ce type d’ateliers dans le domaine de l’avortement et de la SDSR.
In a historic move, Benin has legalized abortion in most circumstances and now has one of the most liberal abortion laws in Africa. This Q & A with Dr. Bilguissou Balde, director of Ipas Francophone Africa, looks at the law’s impact on abortion acc …
The leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court signaling the court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that has guaranteed legal abortion in the United States for nearly 50 years, is a radical, rights-denying move.
In Mexico City this week, I got a renewed sense of what it means to make reproductive rights a reality.
As the world observes Earth Day 2022, findings from an Ipas research project conducted in Mozambique and Bangladesh—countries frequently battered by cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather events—highlight the disproportionate impact of climate ch …
Ipas Africa Alliance recently donated medical equipment to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Kenya. The donation was aimed at expanding the provision of uterine evacuation services by MTRH, enhancing teaching and strengthening t …
An assessment of the abortion ecosystem in Mali recently conducted by Ipas Francophone Africa in partnership with government leaders, community members and local organizations shows a great need—and significant support—for expanding the availability of …
The Ipas Collaborative Fund, drawing on two decades of Ipas grantmaking and more than half a century of technical assistance and experience in enhancing abortion access, is administered by local Ipas teams in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Ipas, in collaboration with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and MSI Reproductive Choices, hosted an event at the margins of the Global Conference on Health and Climate Change.
Climate change is one of the defining crises of our time, and people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are affected by this crisis. The effects of climate change amount to a global public health, economic, humanitarian, and gender equality disaster.
An essential component of access to safe and quality comprehensive abortion care (CAC) is a trained and supported health workforce providing stigma-free services that meet clinical and service delivery standards. Yet in Nigeria, despite Ipas training s …
On February 21st, hundreds of women shook their bright green Aborto Libre scarves in the air and hugged one another—celebrating in the streets of Bogota, Colombia—after the Constitutional Court approved the decriminalization of abortion, which lifted a …
A set of abortion care videos designed to better train health care providers to improve their abortion care and help women safely self-manage their abortion using pills. There are 11 videos for health workers and 3 videos for women. These videos were filmed in facilities in Africa and Asia and are consistent with the latest WHO and Ipas clinical guidance.
How abortion rights advocates cleared the name of Manuela in a landmark case in El Salvador
This eight-page brief outlines selected findings from a research project on the burden of abortion-related complications and their contributing factors in the Maternity of Castors in Bangui, Central African Republic. The study found a greater severity of abortion-related complications in this facility compared to African hospitals in stable settings and reinforces the need to recognize abortion as a serious health issue among fragile or crisis-affected populations.