Safe abortion methods
Both medical abortion and vacuum aspiration are methods endorsed and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Gynecobstetrics and Obstetrics (FIGO) for their safety and efficacy. Both procedures allow for the safe...
New open data platform reveals the reality of sexual and reproductive health in Mexico
Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean launches an open data platform on sexual and reproductive health with information disaggregated by year, state and age group. The tool offers access to consolidated information from public, reliable and contextualized sources for...
The right to decide is a human right: three years of progress in Colombia
In 2022, Colombia became the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to allow abortion up to 24 weeks and to recognize it as a right linked to the autonomy of women and persons with gestational capacity. In the first year of the ruling alone, the lives and health of 49,000 women and other persons with gestational capacity were protected, according to Profamilia figures.
Technological innovation, a new avenue for access to safe abortion
At Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC), we believe that new and effective ways of accessing sexual and reproductive rights can be developed through the use of technology, which is why we created the area of Technological Innovation in Safe Abortion...
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