Ipas and partners hosted the second Green Wave Gathering last week in Mexico City, uniting 150 activists from across the Americas, including from the United States, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and more. Organized by the Women’s Equality Center, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean, Ipas United States. and the Guttmacher Institute, the two-day event inspired and fortified movements for reproductive justice and abortion rights throughout the region.
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‘Green Wave Continues’ Across Latin America as Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion
In first-ever Green Wave Gathering, abortion rights activists unite across borders
In February, Ipas and partners brought together abortion rights activists from Latin America and the U.S. in a historic step toward cross-border collaboration for reproductive justice. As the U.S. grapples with a rollback of abortion rights, Latin America's "Green...
Passing the Green Torch To Our Sisters: How the Green Wave Took Over the U.S.
Mexico’s Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the regulation of abortion in the federal criminal code
Another historic victory for the Green Wave movement. Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Federal Penal Code’s abortion regulations are unconstitutional, including the criminalization of individuals who have abortions and the health-care providers who perform them.
9 ways Ipas made a difference in 2024
Despite immense challenges to our work by anti-rights extremists in the past year, we’ve stood resolute in our commitment to fight for everyone’s right to determine their own future. The stories here showcase some of our most impactful work in recent years, including our 2024 initiatives.
5 ways youth are powerful advocates for reproductive justice
When it comes to sexual and reproductive health, youth are their own best advocates—driving change, raising awareness and pushing for the health care and information they need most.That’s why Ipas empowers young leaders to champion sexual and reproductive health and...
8 ways Ipas will make a difference in 2024
The year 2023 will go down in history as difficult for humanity. Yet Ipas teams around the world persevered, landing important victories for abortion access and expanding reproductive justice in partnership with activists, health workers, educators, community leaders and more.
#Sept28: Today and every day, abortion affects every body
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 actions.
The global impact of Roe’s repeal
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago. Since then, millions of Americans have lost access to abortion. Ipas’s global network has also seen a ripple effect around the world, with impacts in many of the countries where we work.
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Overturning Roe v. Wade: A rights-denying move that will devastate access to abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade officially denies millions of U.S. residents fundamental rights—to health care, to bodily autonomy, and to freedom.
‘This is a fight without borders’
A U.S. state legislator working to protect abortion access in her state is finding inspiration in Mexico’s abortion rights movement. Here’s our Q & A with Rep. Julie von Haefen of North Carolina:
Notes from the field: Mexico City 15 years after law change
In Mexico City this week, I got a renewed sense of what it means to make reproductive rights a reality.
Abortion decriminalized in Colombia: both a win and a starting point
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 all limitations...
‘She had done nothing wrong’
How abortion rights advocates cleared the name of Manuela in a landmark case in El Salvador