Reproductive health decision making requires timely and accurate information. In this document we share data on Ecuador that can be considered in the elaboration of plans, programs, actions and for making public policy decisions in the area of reproductive health.
Fact sheet on the use of medications for safe abortion care in the misoprostol alone regimen and the combined regimen, misoprostol and mifepristone. Author: Ipas LAC
Reproductive health decision making requires timely and accurate information. In this document we share data on Ecuador that can be considered in the elaboration of plans, programs, actions and for making public policy decisions in the area of reproductive health.
- 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...
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...
The safe abortion allows women and others with gestational capacity 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 be made...
- 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...
4,500 people from 49 countries joined the 24-hour live broadcast from the nosesiabortarono.org website . From social networks, more than 10,000 views were counted in real time. More than 90 experts from the region provided live answers to questions from the audience....
- 4,500 people from 49 countries joined the 24-hour live broadcast from the nosesiabortarono.org website. From social networks, more than 10,000 views were counted in real time. - More than 90 experts from the region provided live answers to questions from the...
In this video you will find described information about: – The safe abortion procedure with misoprostol – The expected effects and warning signs that identify and can prevent emergencies – Postabortion care – Evidence-based information on abortion self-management The information in this video is based on the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and protocols.
According to the most recent data from the World Bank 1, the average number of people using the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean is 76%. People seek reproductive health information on the Internet because it is accessible, free of stigma or social judgment,...
- 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...
- During 2023, 66,853 people in Latin America and the Caribbean exercised their right to safe abortion through the different access routes promoted by Ipas LAC. - That same year, 104,766 people received contraceptive services in public health facilities and civil...
This #8M for a safe abortion without stigmas; for you, for all. - Towards 8M, it is necessary to remember that imposed and unwanted maternity is gender violence. - Forcing a woman to bear a child alone, forcing her to assume motherhood because the contraceptive method...
- Civil society organizations are asking the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to recognize caregiving as a human right and its direct relation to women's right to reproductive autonomy, in order to promote gender equality. - Worldwide, women spend 3.2 times more...
- The Ipas LAC Assembly takes office as of October 2023. - The assemblywomen have extensive experience in the defense of human rights and are from the United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay. Mexico City, October 31, 2023. Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean...
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...
Mexico City, August 7, 2023. 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,...
