Our impact
For more than 20 years dedicated to Sexual and Reproductive Health, we have worked tirelessly to ensure access to essential services and promote reproductive justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Our impact in 10 facts
people were supported at the community level by Ipas-supported networks of accompaniers and civil society organizations.
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We strengthened and expanded the work of various organizations and networks of accompaniers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, with the aim of improving access to safe abortion.
In response to increased restrictions on abortion in the United States, we support the creation and expansion of cross-border networks that provide information and manage resources to serve women and women of childbearing capacity in situations of migration.
OB/GYNs from 15 medical societies committed to promoting and defending the reproductive rights of individuals.
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We established collaboration agreements with the Latin American Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies (FLASOG), the Central American Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Associations and Societies (FECASOG) and several obstetrics and gynecology societies in the region, through which we created spaces for clarifying values and transforming attitudes about abortion.
countries implemented new guidelines and protocols for abortion care, with our support.
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In collaboration with Ipas LAC, health authorities in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador developed and presented new national guidelines, guidelines and protocols for abortion care in line with updated World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to ensure access to quality abortion services.
We were part of the organizations involved in the case where the fatal consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion were exposed.
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Ipas LAC was one of the co-plaintiffs in the case of Beatriz et al. v. El Salvador, which we brought before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
This case is about Beatriz, a young Salvadoran mother who experienced the consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion. The sentence was recently published, condemning the State of El Salvador for violating Beatriz’s human rights.
a step forward in access to key safe abortion supplies
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By building strong partnerships with key stakeholders, we influenced the availability of essential supplies, such as the inclusion of mifepristone in Argentina and its inclusion in the essential supplies list in Ecuador. We also issued recommendations on the use of appropriate technologies, ensuring quality care for those who require safe abortion.
In addition, we strengthened abortion services in the public health systems of Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Mexico by donating medicines, contraceptive supplies, instruments and training models.
of late gestational stage miscarriages
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In coordination with the Latin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion (Clacai) we provided technical assistance for the development of two technical documents that provide guidance on the approach and clinical procedures for late term abortions: The Timing of Abortion and Asystole.
In addition, we facilitated the establishment of the first specialized network of late gestational age abortion providers in Latin America and the Caribbean by fostering a robust exchange of knowledge and best practices.
Strengthened Good Practice Centers: abortion and contraception training for health professionals
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The strategy for strengthening health services is based, among other actions, on the creation and graduation of Good Practice Centers (CBP) in Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC), Post Abortion Care (PAC) and Contraception. This strategy ensures that the health system has units that function as training centers for other health professionals and its model of care is an example to be replicated in other health units. We have strengthened 45 PBCs in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico.
Strengthening strategic alliances in research
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At Ipas LAC, we build and strengthen strategic alliances with entities such as the Ministry of Health of Argentina (provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe), Profamilia Colombia, the International Development Program of the London School of Economics (LSE), the Population Council in Mexico and the Research Area of Oregon Health and Science University. These collaborations allow us to advance research that improves abortion care in the region. See some of the publications:
- Telemedicine for the provision of medical abortion in pregnancies up to twelve weeks gestation: systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
- First-trimester medication abortion via telemedicine: a retrospective cohort study.
- Effectiveness and safety of medical abortion by telemedicine compared to face-to-face care: a cohort of pregnant women in Colombia
people have used our chatbot I'm with you
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In collaboration with federal, state and local organizations and institutions, we designed the Te Acompaño Chatbot on sexual violence and safe abortion specifically for those in migration situations. Our first-of-its-kind Spanish-language chatbot provides reliable information on sexual violence, reproductive rights, access to safe abortion, public health services and local supports, ensuring that migrants have access to resources essential to their well-being.
people connected to the longest safe abortion livestream in history
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Together with Sarape Group and 16 co-host organizations, we carried out the “I don’t know whether to have an abortion or not” initiative, a 24-hour continuous broadcast, in which we answered more than 400 questions about safe abortion. These answers now form an accessible repository for those who need them.
Access the repository nosesiabortarono.ipaslac.org
Make a difference today!
- Every contribution, no matter how small, translates into concrete actions: we train health personnel, supply medical centers with essential supplies and support those who need it most. You can donate as little as $1, and choose between a one-time or monthly contribution. You decide how you want to support!
- Your donation to Ipas LAC boosts access to safe abortion and contraception, promoting reproductive justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Our platform is secure and reliable, always protecting your personal data.
Your generosity helps us build a future where all people can exercise their reproductive rights. Donate today and be part of the change.
Every donation counts and transforms lives!
With this amount, we could cover an entire month of internet access for a shelter, which will allow people to access Ipas LAC’s digital tools and obtain information in case of sexual violence and information about safe abortion, such as the Te Acompaño chatbot or the accompaniment maps and misoprostol sales points.
With this amount we are able to fund the development of a new resource that addresses the specific health needs of women and people with childbearing capacity in the context of migration.
A great support with which we can cover the formation of an organization in the territory and improve the attention to the reproductive health needs of migrants.
A donation that covers an entire month of the operating costs of “Te acompaño”, the sexual violence and safe abortion chatbot, ensuring its availability to the people who need it most.
A powerful contribution with which we will print a kit of materials so that grassroots organizations have materials to promote Te Acompaño in their work with the community.
A very powerful donation, it will ensure that we bring information to the people who really need it. Through targeted outreach, more than 1,600 people with gestational capacity will learn about and use the chatbot on sexual violence and safe abortion.
A large amount, with which we will be able to translate the tool into the languages of the people who are in transit through Mexico and cover a need identified by the migrants themselves.
The highest donation, with this support, we will be able to finance the expansion of the coverage of “Te Acompaño” to a new state of the migratory route in Mexico, expanding the options for migrants in their transit through the country.
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