Ipas works globally to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries.
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- Celebrate the 37th anniversary...
The Station
Friday, January 22 at 5:00pm - D.C.: ABORTION FUNDING AND SOC...
Busboys and Poets
Saturday, November 14 at 9:30am - Abortion funding and social ju...
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fe...
Thursday, November 12 at 7:00pm - Boston, MA: Abortion Funding a...
Hope Church
Wednesday, November 11 at 6:30pm - Abortion Funding and Social Ju...
The Center for Reproductive Rights
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30pm - ABORTION FUNDING AND SOCIAL JU...
Drexel University, PA
Monday, November 9 at 5:30pm - Reproductive Rights Happy Hour...
Sugarland
Monday, August 24 at 5:00pm - Reproductive Rights Happy Hour...
Mill Town
Tuesday, July 28 at 5:00pm - Rock for Reproductive Rights
The ArtsCenter
Saturday, December 6 at 8:00pm - Reproductive Rights Happy Hour
The Federal
Thursday, November 20 at 6:00pm
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- Obama administration to reconsider federal "refusal clause" 9:00am Feb 27
- Reproductive health in the news, February 26, 2009 9:00am Feb 26
- Ipas launches online training 9:00am Feb 25
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Wall PhotosUpdated about a month ago
Stop Stupak Lobby DayCreated about 3 months ago
Lisa Russell Thanks to all my Seattle friends for a great visit - Max Hunter and Risako! Dawn Schellenberg, Jok Nhial, as well as Planned Parenthood of The Great NW, Population Connection, Ipas, The Bush School Diversity Speaker Series and Seattle Pacific University. My home away from home!
Ipas Have you hugged an abortion provider today? At Ipas.org, we honor providers in training in this story, http://tinyurl.com/yzpmae9 #prochoice
Ipas Our new issue of "Because" features Gloria Steinem!
www.ipas.org
Poor reproductive health remains the leading cause of death and illness for women of reproductive age, particularly in the poorest countries. Complications from unsafe abortion result in approximately 67,000 deaths and at least 5 million serious injuries annually, all of which are preventable. ...
Ipas Ipas fans in Seattle, here's a way you can celebrate International Women's Day: by going to see Not Yet Rain on Wednesday evening at UW's Johnson Hall, a film screening sponsored by Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Population Connection and Ipas. For more details, click on the link below!
www.ppaction.org
Ipas Great piece about abortion in Nicaragua.
www.prospect.org
A young member of a feminist group protests in front of Nicaragua's Supreme Court in Managua. The banners reads in Spanish "Legalization Now." (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Ipas Ipas policy advisor Gillian Kane's blog about Kenya was picked up by RH Reality Check this week. We continue to wait for news!
www.rhrealitycheck.org
Kenyans are now mere weeks awake from revise their constitution to include a ban on abortion and redefining life as beginning at conception.
Ipas We're keeping our eye on this story this week.
www.rhrealitycheck.org
Amalia (an alias), a 27-year old Nicaraguan woman with a 10-year-old daughter, has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer. She is in the hospital and could be treated, but for one thing: She is also pregnant and therefore her life is meaningless.
Ipas
“The government
has no business running a grand inquisition into the private lives of
Oklahoma women and wasting a quarter of a million dollars of tax
payers’ money in the process.” Jennifer Mondino, Center for Reproductive Rights
We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Statistical Reporting of Abortions Act as Unconstitutional | RHR
www.rhrealitycheck.org
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled the Statistical Reporting of Abortions Act unconstitutional, ending a three month battle to enact the controversial anti-choice legislation.
Ipas The work of our colleagues at Ipas Brasil is cited in this fascinating article about why women risk illegal or unsafe abortion in Brazil. Of course, this will only be obvious if you read Portuguese, but if you do, it's fascinating. Really. We promise.
Dificuldades financeiras e instabilidade no relacionamento motivam aborto clandestino, diz pesquisa.
www.redebrasilatual.com.br
Pesquisadora da Fiocruz ouve o relato de mulheres pobres que colocaram suas vidas em risco tomando chás, comprimidos abortivos ou se submetendo a procedimentos perigosos em clínicas de fundo de quintal
Ipas Check out this terrific blogpost about efforts to ban abortion in Kenya by Ipas colleague Gillian Kane, http://tinyurl.com/yam4ehy. #ipasorg
Ipas This is a good summary of the efforts to eliminate abortion coverage from county and municipal employees in NC: http://tinyurl.com/ygae6xm.
Ipas Here in our home state of North Carolina, women's right to abortion is being systematically stripped away by conservative politicians. Wake County NC's policy about abortion coverage - only in cases of threats to life (not health) or for rape or incest - looks a lot like some conservative patriarchal countries we know.... Check out Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina's blog...
plannedpcnc.org
Arecity councilpersons and county commisioners elected as morality police? You might think so if you’re following the news out ofWake County.
Ipas according to Guttmacher Institute, legal restrictions on abortions do not affect its incidence . . . restrictions do, however, increase the number of abortions that are unsafe.
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The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Ipas This great response to the Tim Tebow commercial - thanks, Planned Parenthood!
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Former college and professional football player Sean James and Olympic gold medalist Al Joyner respond to the Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad, featuring Tim Tebow and his mother. Stand Up And Take Action Every Woman Should Have The Right To Choose - Sign The Letter Now! ...
