2008 News & Announcements

December 2008
December 15, 2008 – Ibis is proud to share our new Organization Report for the years 2006-2008. This new report provides an overview of Ibis's portfolio of projects over the past three years in our three main areas of work: abortion, contraception, and HIV and sexually transmitted infections...
December 2008
December 4, 2008 – Ibis Reproductive Health will co-sponsor an event coordinated by the Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network from 3-5:30 pm. “ New Media: Youth Voices on Sexual Health and EC ” will feature two videos from Lowell and Harlem made by youth, for youth. Some...
October 2008
October 12, 2008 – The Ibis staff and board mourn the passing of Dr. Allan Rosenfield, who served as an Ibis board member and played a key role in the launch and growth of the organization from 2002 until his death on October 12, 2008. Dr. Rosenfield was passionately committed to the idea...
October 2008
October 19, 2008 – A blog post by policy experts at the National Women’s Law Center cited an article co-authored by Ibis Senior Associate Angel Foster entitled, “Can I get pregnant from oral sex? Sexual health misconceptions in e-mails to a reproductive health website.” The...
September 2008
September 26, 2008 – World Contraception Day is a worldwide campaign aiming to raise awareness of contraception and the need to reduce the high levels of unplanned pregnancy and to improve the level of education regarding sexual and reproductive health. One of Ibis's areas of work focuses on...
July 2008
July 15, 2008 – Ibis Reproductive Health, in collaboration with the Women’s Health Research Unit (WHRU) at the University of Cape Town, will soon finish the first phase of data collection in a research project that could reveal important information about abortion services in the...
June 2008
June 2, 2008 – Ibis, PATH, and the INFO Project are hosting a global online forum to discuss health professionals' experiences with diaphragms in diverse settings and their role in family planning programs and other health care services the first week of June. This free forum is part of the...
April 2008
April 25, 2008 – Ibis and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Family Planning Program received a grant from the National Institute for Reproductive Health ’s Low-Income Access Program for a project that will explore the impact of Massachusetts health care reform on low-...
April 2008
April 17, 2008 – Ibis, along with many other Boston-area women’s organizations, will co-present screenings of Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman on April 17, 18, and 19 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Directed by Jennifer Fox, Flying is a six-part, six-hour documentary about the...
April 2008
April 1, 2008 – Dr. Courtney B. Jackson and colleagues at Ibis Reproductive Health received the 2008 National Abortion Federation Scientific Poster Award. Entitled “Abortion training experiences among newly graduated Ob/Gyn residents,” the poster presents the results of a...
March 2008
March 25, 2008 –Ibis Senior Associate Dan Grossman quoted in the Brownsville Herald discussing women who self-induce their abortions using misoprostol
March 2008
March 15, 2008 – We are pleased to announce the 2008-2010 Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellows in Abortion and Reproductive Health. Ellertson Fellows participate in a two-year postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship. We selected five fellows for the third...
January 2008
January 21, 2008 – On the 35th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, Ibis board member Frances Kissling and former NARAL president Kate Michelman discuss the challenges facing the pro-choice movement in the Los Angeles Times...
January 2008
January 21, 2008 – On the 35th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, Ibis board member Frances Kissling and former NARAL president Kate Michelman discuss the challenges facing the pro-choice movement in the Los Angeles Times...