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Diana Moreno, nueva Directora Ejecutiva de Ipas LAC
19 November 2025

After an exhaustive search process led by the Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) Assembly, Diana Moreno will assume the Executive Directorship of Ipas LAC effective January 12, 2026. Her arrival marks the beginning of a new strategic chapt

21 October 2025

The study identifies networks of influence between Spanish actors such as Vox, CitizenGO and Opus Dei, and conservative sectors in countries such as Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala. A new international report warns of the growing articulati

16 October 2025

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 contextualiz

30 September 2025

Mexico City, September 28, 2025 – On the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC), in collaboration with artist and activist Cerrucha, held the public intervention “My Body, My Life, My

30 September 2025

The signatory organizations rejected any form of criminalization of abortion providers, those accompanying them or medical personnel. Abandoning the use of criminal law is fundamental to guarantee full and safe access to this health service. September

19 September 2025

As part of the 28S, Ipas LAC launches the digital fundraising campaign “Transform the world”.

19 September 2025

In Mexico, abortion is regulated by the Penal Codes of each state. Contrary to what is generally thought, abortion is a legal health service in the country and is decriminalized under certain situations or conditions, depending on the state of the Mexican Republic in which the termination of pregnancy is performed, so that people who have abortions and those who assist them in these cases cannot be punished for it.

25 August 2025

Mexico City, August 19, 2025. The Member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) closed the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean with the adoption of the Tlatelolco Commitment, an unp

07 August 2025

This is the first time that an international court has ruled on the right to care, recognizing that all people have the right to care, receive care and exercise self-care. In Latin America and the Caribbean, women spend three times more time on unpaid

21 May 2025

In 2024, 130,166 women and other pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean gained access to safe abortion through the different pathways supported by Ipas LAC. 2,381 health professionals received training in the provision of abortion and contra

10 October 2024

– 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 evid

10 October 2024

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

07 October 2024

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 informatio

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18 September 2024

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 fro

31 July 2023

In 2023, 66,853 people accessed safe abortions with …

27 July 2023

Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to terminate a pregnancy, but the right medications must be used to avoid risks. There are counterfeit and poor quality pills on the market that do not work properly and this can delay the procedure or br

13 January 2023

Girls, adolescents and women in Mexico have been developing for decades in a context in which context hostile context The fact that in addition to facing multiple obstacles to building the life they want to live, they are subjected to multiple aggressi

28 April 2022

There are two ways to access safe abortion procedures: one is with medication and the other is through vacuum evacuation, which is performed with gentle aspiration. Both methods are recognized and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and

28 March 2022

Abortion is surrounded by myths and one of them is that having an abortion leaves after-effects or mental disorders, such as depression, suicide or substance abuse. There is even talk of the existence of a “post-abortion syndrome”. This is completely f

06 July 2021

Having sex for the first time is an extremely important and personal decision. As much time as it takes for each person to feel absolutely sure that they want to do it, it is always okay. Planning your first relationship allows you to think with whom y

07 April 2021

Stigma, violence, and discrimination are some of the personal and work-related challenges and obstacles that abortion providers and abortion escorts have faced in their lives during their commitment to serving those who require these services. The soci

22 December 2019

There are two safe abortion procedures, endorsed and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Gynecobstetrics and Obstetrics (FIGO), for their high efficacy rates. Both procedures make it possible to termin

28 August 2019

One of the questions we receive most frequently is about the safety of medical abortion procedures: is it safe? how effective is it? what are the warning signs? what is the correct dosage? These questions are asked by women in general as well as by hea