In Latin America and the Caribbean, more than 1.6 million girls and adolescents become mothers every year. In Mexico, although cases among girls have been reduced by almost half in a decade, the percentage remains stagnant and is still unacceptable. Ipas LAC calls for...
The study identifies networks of influence between Spanish actors such as Vox, CitizenGO and Opus Dei, and conservative sectors in countries such as Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala. A new international report warns of the growing articulation between the...
Mexico City, September 28, 2025 - On the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC), in collaboration with artist and activist Cerrucha, held the public intervention "My Body, My Life, My Decision," an...
The signatory organizations rejected any form of criminalization of abortion providers, those accompanying them or medical personnel. Abandoning the use of criminal law is fundamental to guarantee full and safe access to this health service. September 28, 2025, CDMX....
As part of the 28S, Ipas LAC launches the digital fundraising campaign “Transform the world”.
As part of the 28S, Ipas LAC launches the digital fundraising campaign “Transform the world” to promote collective actions to ensure the right to decide and access to legal and safe abortion in the region.
Mexico City, August 19, 2025. The Member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) closed the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean with the adoption of the Tlatelolco Commitment, an unprecedented...
This is the first time that an international court has ruled on the right to care, recognizing that all people have the right to care, receive care and exercise self-care. In Latin America and the Caribbean, women spend three times more time on unpaid caregiving tasks...
In the framework of #8M, at Ipas LAC we reiterate the importance of raising awareness about safe abortion, so that it is addressed as a health, autonomy, dignity and human rights issue. We raise our voice so that no girl, woman or person with gestational capacity is...
Colombia's landmark Constitutional Court ruling on abortion established a framework based on women's reproductive rights and autonomy. The right to decide must be guaranteed through comprehensive and accessible care: proof of its fulfillment is the increase in...
We stand for democracy, human rights and access to unbiased reproductive health information. We cannot stay in a space that does not conform to these ideals. We will not participate in a platform run by and for right-wing extremists; but we will continue in the...
JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE CASE OF BEATRIZ ET AL. VS. EL SALVADOR
The decriminalization of abortion enables conditions for safe abortion, guaranteeing human rights, overturning false beliefs and lack of access to quality services. From April 2007 to June 2024, 27% of those accessing abortion services in CDMX were from the State of...
Stigma and criminalization of abortion are factors that can have an emotional impact on those who decide to terminate their pregnancies. When abortion is performed under safe, legal conditions, with complete information and based on scientific evidence, and with the...
Did you know that there is actually no evidence that induced abortion affects your mental health? On the contrary, stigma, social prejudice and lack of access to abortion have been found to be factors that can trigger emotional distress in some people who terminate...
Safe abortion allows women and others who have the capacity to bear children to make choices about their lives and their future. When a decision has been made to opt for a termination of pregnancy, quality services and reliable, scientifically backed information must...
- The Internet is an accessible channel that guarantees anonymity and confidentiality for those seeking information on safe abortion in contexts of high social and criminal criminalization. - Clear and accessible information, based on scientific evidence, represents...
- Motherhood, nurturing and care, historically, have been attributed to women and feminized identities, who have been assigned family welfare and domestic work without economic remuneration. - In the region, only 14 countries guarantee the minimum number of weeks of...
International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) On the adoption of the Political Declaration by the Commission on Population and Development The International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the...
On the adoption of the Political Declaration by the Commission on Population and Development The International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development and the...
