Este manual sirve como guÃa de referencia rápida para promotores del derecho a decidir. La guÃa ofrece evidencia factual, que desacredita diez mitos sobre el aborto ampliamente difundidos, y proporciona antecedentes y recursos suplementarios. Esperamos que esta guÃa ayude a activistas defensores de los derechos reproductivos a responder con confianza a los retos en nuestro trabajo y a continuar abogando por el derecho al aborto basándose en datos cientÃficos claros e imparciales.
Topic: Why it matters
Unsafe abortion: A high cost for Sierra Leone
This fact sheet describes the impact of unsafe abortion in Sierra Leone as evidenced by three studies.
Why should YOU care about women around the world?
In celebration of Ipas’s 40th anniversary, Ipas’s Anu Kumar explains why American women should care about the health of women everywhere.
My wish for women and girls
Ipas Case Statement. For more than 40 years, the Ipas mission has never wavered: To ensure that no woman or girl dies or is injured as a result of unsafe abortion.
This case statement for major donor prospects explains Ipas’s unique approach to achieving women’s access to safe abortion and rights.
Five portraits: How safe abortion saves women’s lives
The stories presented here are based on real lives and real events. Each one represents thousands of women around the world whose lives Ipas works to improve. Our work is urgent: 44,000 women and girls die each year from unsafe abortions, and millions more suffer serious, often permanent injuries. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Ipas works globally to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls by enhancing their access to safe abortion and contraceptive care.
Planned giving opportunities: Making your gift
This publication was created for use by Development staff in cultivating planned giving from already established individual Ipas donors. This publication serves as part of Development’s portfolio of documents for individual and major gifts donor cultivation.
