August 2010
June 22, 2010 – Ibis President Kelly Blanchard makes the case for moving oral contraceptives (OCs) over the counter (OTC) in the New York Times
News & Announcements
May 2010
May 5, 2010 – New research from Ibis Reproductive Health shows that insurance coverage of contraception is a significant factor in young women's decisions about contraceptive use and method selection in Massachusetts.
May 2010
May 21, 2010 – In a letter to the editor on May 21, 2010, Ibis Board member Carmen Barroso praised columnist Nicholas Kristof for his coverage of the global unmet need for contraception. Barroso, director of International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region, underscores...
April 2010
The Medicaid system is not meeting the needs of women seeking abortion services, even in cases that qualify for federal funding under the current Hyde Amendment restrictions.
April 2010
April 15, 2010 – American women who live along the US-Mexico border frequently buy over-the-counter oral contraceptives from Mexican pharmacies because they don't need a prescription and can send a friend to pick up the pills, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas...
April 2010
April 23, 2010 – At the 2010 National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting, Ibis Senior Associate Dr. Daniel Grossman was awarded the Social Science Scientific Paper Award for Ibis’s research evaluating the use of telemedicine to improve access to abortion in rural settings . In...
March 2010
March 17, 2010 – The Cochrane Review published an updated review which concluded that providing emergency contraception (EC) to women in advance of intercourse does not affect the rate of pregnancy compared to women who do not have EC on hand. The review took into account evidence from three...
January 2010
January 13, 2010 – In a recent post on the blog for Health Affair s, a health policy journal, Ibis Senior Associate Daniel Grossman and colleagues from UCSF and Princeton examine data about out-of-pocket health expenses by the uninsured to demonstrate the burden of cost that could result if...
December 2009
Ibis’s research on low-income women’s access to contraception after Massachusetts health care reform identified many positive outcomes, including substantial evidence that many more low-income women have access to preventive and reproductive health care services. However, challenges...
December 2009
MSNBC’s list of the nine most intriguing research studies related to sexuality of 2009 includes the review and commentary published in Contraception on withdrawal as a contraceptive method. In a review of previous research on withdrawal, the authors found that withdrawal’s typical use...
November 2009
Ibis is pleased to share that Ibis staff have been recognized for their exemplary work in the field of reproductive health. Senior Associate Dr. Angel Foster will be given the American Public Health Association Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health Section’s Outstanding Young...
November 2009
November 14, 2009 – The Boston Globe printed a letter to the editor from Ibis staff, citing Ibis's research on young adults’ access to reproductive health care after Massachusetts health care reform. In research conducted for the REaDY Initiative , Ibis found that young adult-targeted...