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Ipas, founded in 1973 in North Carolina, USA, operates globally to promote reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion (referred to as menstrual regulation (MR) in Bangladesh)* and contraception.
In 2011, Ipas began operations in Bangladesh, collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery (DGNM), NGOs, donors, and stakeholders for strengthening the health system. Initially focusing on menstrual regulation (MR), postabortion care (PAC), and family planning (FP) services, our efforts have evolved to advocate for institutionalized sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services.
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7220 Automatic Eraser

by Itzel Olivera | May 14, 2026 | Safe Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Ipas LAC’s Annual Report shows how health services, community networks, scientific evidence, digital tools and work with decision-makers are expanding access to information, contraception and safe abortion in the region. In 2025, while the public debate on...
19 years of hope in Mexico City: legacy and challenges of abortion decriminalization

19 years of hope in Mexico City: legacy and challenges of abortion decriminalization

by Itzel Olivera | Apr 22, 2026 | Safe Abortion

Today, 19 years after the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City marked a turning point in the quest for legal, safe and free access to abortion, we must ask ourselves what it means in 2026. It was the recognition of abortion as a reproductive right, becoming a...
Safe abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol

Safe abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol

by Itzel Olivera | Feb 17, 2026 | Abortion, myths and stigma, Safe Abortion, Self-managed abortion

To have an abortion is to decide. When you decide to terminate your pregnancy, you exercise your right to choose your body, your life and your future; and you can also choose how to do it, that is, the method you prefer, as well as where and when you want to live this...
Safe abortion with misoprostol

Safe abortion with misoprostol

by Itzel Olivera | Feb 17, 2026 | Abortion, myths and stigma, Safe Abortion, Self-managed abortion

Before talking about abortion in any space and conversation, we should start by answering the following question: what do we mean when we talk about safe abortion, since it is most likely that in the same conversation there will be different opinions on the subject,...
Safe abortion methods

Safe abortion methods

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Feb 17, 2026 | Abortion, myths and stigma, Clinical practice, Reproductive health, Safe Abortion

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...
Abortion as self-care: why deciding on one’s own body is a human right

Abortion as self-care: why deciding on one’s own body is a human right

by Itzel Olivera | Jan 23, 2026 | Abortion, legal and regulatory frameworks, Human rights, Safe Abortion, Self-managed abortion

Did you know that abortion is also self-care? Learn why deciding with information and support protects health and autonomy. Deciding is a human right.

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