About Us

We work with partners around the world to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception.

Ipas Sustainable Abortion Care

Our Work

The global movement for legal, accessible abortion is growing. Our staff and partners in countries as diverse as Bolivia, Malawi and India are working to ensure all people can access high-quality abortion care.

Resources

Our materials are designed to help reproductive health advocates and professionals expand access to high-quality abortion care.

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Walter Dellinger (photo: O’Melveny & Myers LLP) Walter Dellinger, who served as head of the Office of Legal Counsel under U.S. President Bill Clinton, passed away at his home in Chapel Hill, NC, yesterday—and the tributes began pouring in quickly, …

In the wake of tropical cyclones Ana, in late January, and Batsirai, in early February, which killed nearly 100 people and left almost a million displaced or in need of humanitarian assistance, Ipas teams in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are working qu …

For South African women and girls at risk of unsafe abortion, sexual abuse or HIV/AIDS, there was no better ally than Dr. Eddie Mhlanga, who recently passed away.

In the wake of tropical cyclone Ana, which has killed more than 80 people in Southern Africa, Ipas teams in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are preparing a coordinated response to ensure that reproductive health care, including access to postabortion care and contraception, remains available to women and girls affected by the storm.

Our updated brand reflects our commitment to global reproductive justice. For almost 50 years, Ipas’s singular focus has been on expanding access to high-quality abortion care around the world. As the global movement for abortion rights has evolved to …

As 2021 came to a close, reproductive freedom in the United States was hanging by a thread. The number of new state restrictions on abortion were at a record high and the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion …

Resources for sustaining the abortion ecosystem We offer a wide array of resources for professionals and advocates in every sector of society to help expand abortion access and cultivate a sustainable abortion ecosystem. Learn more about our sustainabl …

At Ipas, we’re working with partners to build sustainable abortion ecosystems, recognizing that there are multiple factors that influence an individual’s ability to access abortion. In a sustainable abortion ecosystem, resilient local stakeholders and …

Home 9 Search Results 10 perguntas e respostas frequentes O aborto com pílulas é uma forma segura e eficaz de interromper uma gravidez, mas é necessário utilizar os medicamentos certos. Existem pílulas de aborto falsificadas e de má qualidade. Aqu …

This publication, created by Ipas and the Center for Reproductive Rights, is designed to help individuals and groups consider the potential impact of abortion regulations and offer tools to help assess legal risk when supporting access to self-managed abortion.

Expandindo o apoio político para acesso e direitos ao aborto: Lições globais para defensores

Petronella Ntambo Sebele leads Ipas’s work in Zambia, South Africa and Malawi. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the development sector in East and Southern Africa, with extensive experience in advocacy for the promotion of child rights.

Watch on Facebook Search Results A virtual conversation about recognizing and dismantling the white supremacy and anti-rights opposition movement and its connections with reproductive justice. Following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in early Jan …

Rina Pradhan is a youth leader working in rural communities of Jharkhand. After receiving training from the Ipas Development Foundation (IDF), she began conducting community and school-level meetings to provide information on accessing safe, timely sexual and reproductive health services.

Advocating for abortion access is unlike advocacy on any other global health-care issue. This publication shares insights and lessons learned by Ipas staff and our partners around the world through decades of advocacy work to expand abortion access. The content outlines key obstacles and opportunities that advocates encounter, plus strategies for overcoming common challenges.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is being heard by the Supreme Court today, will likely define the future of reproductive freedom in the United States. This case centers around a Mississippi law that will ban abortion after 15 weeks …

During COVID-19, women and girls around the world have faced a surge in gender-based violence (GBV) linked to lockdowns and stay-at-home orders issued by governments in response to the pandemic.

In the coastal town of Joal in Senegal, the community are dependent on the sea for everything from their food to their livelihoods. But a reduction in rainfall, plus an influx of sea water and algae, caused by rising sea levels and erosion, means that many species of fish that used to flourish in the mangroves no longer do so.

As leaders, negotiators, activists and journalists gather for the next two weeks in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), governments around the world must take action to accelerate global efforts to adapt and build resilien …