…anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ Geneva Consensus Declaration, restoring funding to UNFPA for their critical reproductive and maternal health work around the world; and beginning the important process of reviewing the harmful…
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Uterine evacuation: Replace sharp curettage with aspiration or medications
…health care workers without general anaesthesia, the costs to both the health system and individuals are significantly less than sharp curettage (Benson, Okoh, KrennHrubec, Lazzarino, & Johnston, 2012; Choobun, Khanuengkitkong,…
Mexico’s Oaxaca State decriminalizes abortion and makes history
…fetal abnormality. Ipas has worked in Oaxaca State for the last 20 years, helping to train health providers in safe abortion care and to educate decisionmakers on the importance of…
Dr. Fred Sai was ‘a great giant’ in global reproductive health and rights field
…and end her life that way. I considered it completely inhuman.”
“The human rights and dignity of women and girls were at the core of Dr. Sai’s work as…
A critical victory for women and girls in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
…suspension of MR services at six of the camps. Travel restrictions were also imposed and only people working in critical services were able to travel. This meant that, at the…
‘Photos can speak, by virtue of telling a story’
…speak, by virtue of telling a story,” says Irfan Khan of the Ipas Development Foundation (IDF), which works with Ipas in India to expand access to safe abortion. Khan and…
Exploring ‘Abortion stigma ends here: A toolkit for understanding and action’
…communities. For many years, sexual and reproductive health and rights organizations, including Ipas, have been working to understand, measure and mitigate abortion stigma. Several partner organizations, as well as Ipas…
Dr. Graciela Lukin: ‘I was born to do what I’m doing’
…don’t tell me, you will die.’”
After leaving residency, she worked in a hospital that saw about 10 women each day who had suspected self-induced abortions; these women needed…
Moraa Beryl: Champion of youth reproductive rights in Kenya
…would buy girls sanitary towels and hold girl-talks during school holidays. Today, She Deserves to Soar focuses on adolescent girls and young women and works on SRHR-related issues—particularly on menstrual…
Catholicism ‘not an unsurmountable barrier’ to liberalizing abortion in Mexico
…for reproductive rights advocates working in Mexico and other regions of Latin America, which is also heavily Catholic.
“Often, religion is seen as a barrier to abortion access, and…
A prescription all women need: Power
…system to assist her. Because Mila has had the opportunity to get an education and go to college, she can enter the workforce. As she ages, Mila can earn a…
UK parliamentary group takes strong stance on abortion
…and legal framework for safe abortion that would eliminate a major cause of maternal death and injury.” Kane was one of more than 20 representatives from civil society organizations called…
Reproductive health care for Toyoba
…working quickly in late 2017 to improve refugees’ access to contraception and safe abortion care (called “menstrual regulation” in Bangladesh).
In just two months, services had been established at…
Midwives are making a difference in this Ghana community
…Ipas began working in September 2014 to initiate abortion services. One of the first steps was a workshop for select facility staff on the importance of safe abortion as an…
Doctors as champions for abortion rights
…are listened to and valued highly in society,” says Mayte Ochoa, a senior advisor with Ipas Central America who has also been supporting the work of the new doctors’ group.
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The crisis of reproductive care in humanitarian settings
…discuss sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings. These experts say contraception and safe abortion care need to be prioritized in humanitarian work and worry that the “Global…
Toward safe and legal abortion as a human right in Africa
…to work with African governments to ensure every woman has the right to safe and legal abortion.
In closing the 2017 summit, the delegates endorsed a conference declaration with…
Trump decision on Global Gag Rule a blow to women worldwide
…Gag Rule broadens restrictions already imposed by the Helms Amendment, which prohibits the use of U.S. funds for abortion-related work overseas.
“The Global Gag Rule puts women’s rights and…
Is abortion stigma linked to higher incidence of unsafe abortion?
…while aborting.”
Stigmatization by health workers also an issue
The study also found that women seeking abortion care suffered stigmatization at the hands of providers and health workers at…
Provider as Champion: Pakistan
…this provider had arranged with Lady Health Workers (LHWs) on the importance of providing safe abortion/postabortion services. In this session, she shared the tragic memory of a school classmate who…