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.

Where We 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.

For health professionals

For advocates and decisionmakers

Training
resources

For humanitarian settings

Abortion VCAT resources

For researchers and program implementors

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This guide is a resource for future health professionals who want to learn about and engage in abortion issues. Abortion is a critical but often neglected area of women’s rights, women’s health and health science education. The guide was developed for health sciences students—including students in medicine, nursing, midwifery, pharmacology, public health and other related fields—and can be adapted for other audiences too.

Tool for assessing gestational age for medical abortion.

This factsheet shares findings from a study conducted by Ipas and the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) that finds abortion content is limited or missing in most medical schools in the world.

Recommendations and dosing recommendations for use of prophylactic antibiotics in safe abortion care.

Organized in four parts, this training manual aims to foster an advocacy perspective in health-care providers who are involved in delivering abortion and/or postabortion care. The manual will help providers recognize their personal power as advocates and identify different circumstances and means to advocate for comprehensive abortion care to the full limits of the law.

Stories from around the Network April 15, 2024 Ipas DRC and Canada partner for sustainable access to reproductive health care in the Democratic Republic of Congo Advocacy Crisis settings Gender equity Refugees/IDPs April 9, 2024 A call for peace Crisis …

This illustrated wallchart presents a clear, easy-to-read, 10-step guide to performing uterine evacuation using the Ipas MVA Plus® and Ipas EasyGrip® cannulae.

This wallchart outlines the steps for correctly processing and cleaning the Ipas MVA Plus and Ipas EasyGrip cannulae.

Stay informed and inspired with updates on how we’re working globally to advance reproductive justice so that every person can determine their own future. If you’re a health-care, public health or policy professional working on abortion care or access, …

Resources for Humanitarian Settings Ipas works with international humanitarian organizations to ensure people affected by crisis have reproductive health options that include abortion and contraception. Our resources aim to improve abortion access in h …

Resources for researchers and program implementors Ipas conducts policy- and program-relevant research to generate knowledge for the larger reproductive health and rights community. Our goal is to understand more about the needs and wants of people see …

Home 9 Search Results Make a plan and magnify your impact Planned giving is a way you can make charitable gifts during or after your lifetime while still enjoying financial benefits for yourself now. Planned gifts include donations made through yo …

Resource Search Results Choose your Filtering Options below: Language AllEnglishFrenchPortugueseSpanish Topic AllAbortion at or after 13 weeks gestationAbortion providersAbortion VCAT  -Self-managed abortionAdvocacyAnti-rights movementBefore …

The Ipas Code of Business Ethics and Conduct reflects our core values and is built around eight ethical principles that provide the framework for ethical behavior at Ipas. The principles are supported by Ipas policies and other key documents that give specific guidance on various topics.

Cette boîte à outil est destinée aux défenseurs de l’avortement qui veulent soutenir l’intégration de l’avortement aux programmes d’éducation complète à la sexualité (ECS). Y sont traitées les principaux points à prendre en considération lorsqu’on souhaite défendre l’ECS et des outils sont proposés qui permettent d’aider les défenseurs à développer une stratégie et un plan d’activités adaptés à leur contexte national.

16 voices on abortion access for victims of gender-based violence One in three women worldwide experiences gender-based violence. In honor of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence—which runs from the International Day for the Eliminatio …

With physical access to health facilities in Pakistan severely limited by the country’s rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases, providing women and girls an alternative way to get reproductive health counseling and information “is the need of the hou …

“This pandemic is showing everyone how important a strong public health system is,” says Maria Antonieta Alcalde, director of Ipas Central America and Mexico. Ipas is supporting health systems in Mexico and Central America to ensure abortion and contra …

On July 7, in the midst of a global pandemic, the Trump administration officially started the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO).  As a public health and human rights organization, Ipas condemns this dangerous and reckless …

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