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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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Limiting access to abortion, another form of gender-based violence

Limiting access to abortion, another form of gender-based violence

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized

Approximately 33 million unwanted pregnancies occur each year worldwide, according to WHO. Women become pregnant unwanted for a variety of reasons that are not of their own making, such as rape, failure, shortages or unmet need for contraceptive methods, and lack of access to family planning services,

Call to the Inter-American Court to recognize care as a human right and its relationship to reproductive autonomy.

Call to the Inter-American Court to recognize care as a human right and its relationship to reproductive autonomy.

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Mar 12, 2024 | Human rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights and Ipas LAC, with the support of other civil society organizations [1] urgently call on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to recognize care as a human right.

Ipas LAC presents new governing body

Ipas LAC presents new governing body

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Oct 31, 2023 | Human rights

Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) presented its new governing body last Friday, October 13, during the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Technological innovation, a new avenue for access to safe abortion

Technological innovation, a new avenue for access to safe abortion

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Sep 20, 2023 | Reproductive health, Safe Abortion, Self-managed abortion, Sexual health

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, and that is why we created the area of Technological Innovation in Safe Abortion Communication.

Ipas celebrates 50 years of working for women’s rights worldwide

Ipas celebrates 50 years of working for women’s rights worldwide

by Ana Martha Sanchez | Aug 7, 2023 | Human rights, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Ipas, a network of local organizations working on three continents to ensure that all women and people with reproductive capacity can make reproductive choices, is celebrating 50 years of existence around the world. Throughout this time, its members have positioned in different territories a clear message

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