News & Announcements

June 2016

Maryland's Contraceptive Equity Act advances birth control access

Ibis applauds Maryland’s Contraceptive Equity Act, signed into law on May 10. This law, which will take effect January 1, 2018, provides the most comprehensive contraceptive coverage in the United States. We are particularly enthusiastic about the law’s provision mandating that insurers...
May 2016

New findings explore global abortion incidence rates

An article published in the Lancet shows that abortion rates declined significantly in the developed world between 1990 and 2014, while remaining largely unchanged in developing regions. Ibis’s Dr. Caitlin Gerdts partnered with the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization on a...
March 2016

Ipas and Ibis release report on Helms and Hyde Amendments

Ipas and Ibis released the first inclusive report and fact sheet on how the Helms and Hyde Amendments harm access to abortion. The Helms and Hyde restrictions prohibit funding for abortion through US foreign aid and federally-funded health insurance programs like Medicaid, respectively. The report...
March 2016

Ibis announces the relaunched Mmoho website and campaign

Ibis is proud to announce the relaunched Mmoho website and campaign! Mmoho is a nationwide advocacy campaign in South Africa that seeks to reduce the occurrence of unplanned teenage pregnancies. By using a positive, rights-based approach, Mmoho aims to change the conversation about teenage...
January 2016

Advancing abortion access 43 years after Roe

We recognize the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. While we celebrate this victory, we know that many face substantial barriers to exercising their right to abortion care. Ibis is working hard to #ReclaimRoe by...
December 2015

Exciting news about our work to "Free the Pill"

Ibis announces new grant to "Free the Pill" Packard Foundation grant will support the effort to move a birth control pill over the counter December 17, 2015 - Ibis Reproductive Health is thrilled to announce a $12 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in support of our work to...
September 2015

Understanding the impact of contraceptive stockouts in Uganda

In partnership with the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition , we are excited to conduct a study that will generate data on the impact of stockouts on women and communities in Uganda. A contraceptive stockout is a time when someone seeking a chosen method of contraception cannot obtain it because...

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