March 2022 | Media
News & Announcements
March 2022 | Statement
March 24, 2022 – After several years of planning, coordinating, and strategizing, we are thrilled to announce Ibis’s Africa Region Strategy for 2022-2025 —an extension of our global strategic plan for 2018-2023 , which affirms our commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive...
March 2022 | Statement
March 9, 2022 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines around abortion care that synthesize recommendations on clinical practice, health service delivery, and legal and policy interventions to support quality abortion care. These guidelines affirm evidence...
December 2021 | Statement
Cambridge, MA, December 1, 2021 – Today, Supreme Court arguments for the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case—which will determine whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional—are scheduled to take place. This ban, which would prohibit most...
November 2021 | Statement
SAFE study shows the effectiveness of misoprostol alone regimens for medication abortion are higher than previously reported in clinical trials SAFE Study Highlights: Self-managed abortion (SMA) with medications is very safe and effective: 93.8% of those who used the mifepristone + misoprostol...
September 2021 | Media
September 2021 | Statement
Cambridge, MA, September 1, 2021 – Today, Texas state law (SB 8) banning abortion after six weeks into pregnancy—before many people even know they’re pregnant—goes into effect. The law also includes a “private right of action” that calls on private citizens to...
May 2021 | Blog
April 2021 | Statement
We are thrilled to formally announce that Elizabeth (Beth) McClain has joined Ibis' Board of Directors’ as a Member at Large! Beth is currently the Associate Treasurer of Tufts University, where she manages cash and liquidity management, forecasting, investment of short term working capital...
January 2021 | Statement
On Wednesday afternoon, a mob stormed the United States Capitol building, emboldened by white supremacist ideology, conspiracy theories, and incitements from the sitting President, and enabled by many others in positions of power. While we are not surprised, we are appalled. The peaceful Black...
December 2020 | Statement
The COVID-19 pandemic, the global uprising for racial justice, and political battles around the world underscore the deep structural inequities and injustices that prevent people from exercising their human rights and accessing the care they need. Ibis’s research and partnerships are focused...
November 2020 | Statement
We join our partners, communities, and people around the world in celebrating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and this historic moment in US history with the election of the first woman, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person to that office. We...