Amidst ever-increasing abortion restrictions in the United States, new research commissioned by Ipas shows nine in 10 Americans oppose total abortion bans.
Esta guÃa de facilitación complementa a Los cimientos del cambio: guÃa paso a paso sobre el advocacy para ampliar el acceso a los servicios de aborto seguro, publicada por Ipas en 2018.
August 2022 marked five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled persecution in Myanmar and arrived in refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh. Much has changed for the people who now call these camps home, but the need for sexual and reproductive health services—including abortion care—has remained constant.
Decades of armed conflict, economic unrest and public health crises have left nearly 20 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in need of humanitarian assistance. The internally displaced population is more than 5 million, and sexual violence against women and girls is widespread. Ipas DRC, in partnership with community-based organizations, is working to ensure that reproductive health care—including abortion and contraception—is available to women and girls affected by these crises.
Against the backdrop of a brutal civil war, Ipas Ethiopia helps health facilities prioritize sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion care, and re-establish those services in areas where they have been disrupted. Supporting humanitarian agencies and community organizations, Ipas provides refresher trainings in abortion and contraceptive care for health workers and works with pharmacists and mobile health units to ensure abortion pills are available throughout the region so that women can manage their abortion themselves, without needing to go to a health facility.
