IPAS
About Company
Our work began in 1973, with the provision of life-saving reproductive health technology for health systems in several countries. Since then, we have experienced amazing growth and change as an organization, but our singular commitment to expand access to abortion has remained constant. Why? Because access to abortion is necessary to ensure reproductive justice for all.
Abortion is essential health care to which everyone has a right. But not everyone has access. Each year, 35 million people around the world resort to having an abortion with unsafe methods. Thousands die, and millions suffer injuries and disabilities as a result. Due to global health inequities, almost all these people are Black or brown and live in low- and middle-income countries. We must ensure that all people have bodily autonomy and can access the essential health care they need.
Today, the Ipas Impact Network works on five continents with a comprehensive approach that centers the needs of those who seek abortion care. We build sustainable abortion ecosystems that address all factors impacting a person’s ability to access abortion—from individual health knowledge, to social and community support, to a trained health workforce, to political leadership and supportive laws. We train providers and work with health systems to ensure accessible, high-quality abortion services—including the right and ability to self-manage an abortion with pills. We conduct research with the goal of turning policy into practice. We also partner with local organizations to educate communities on reproductive health and rights, to advocate for legal abortion, and to support local champions for reproductive justice.
