News & Announcements

November 2010

Cochrane Review publishes updated review on medication abortion

March 17, 2010 – We are thrilled to share a new collection of resources on medication abortion. Ibis aims to improve access to medication abortion for women around the world through clinical and social science research. We test ways to make protocols and regimens—including both...
October 2010

Ibis submits comments to HHS on new rules under the ACA

October 1 2010 – The Department of Health and Human Services recently took public comments on two proposed rules on important facets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law passed in March 2010. Ibis submitted comments on both the rules for Group Health...
September 2010

Misoprostol use discussed in <em>The Nation</em>

September 13, 2010 – Laura Tillman describes the experience of a woman in Brownsville, Texas, who obtained misoprostol to induce a miscarriage after she discovered an unwanted pregnancy in The Nation . Misoprostol is one half of the two-drug regimen approved for medication abortion in the...
August 2010

OCs OTC in the <em>NYT</em>

June 22, 2010 – Ibis President Kelly Blanchard makes the case for moving oral contraceptives (OCs) over the counter (OTC) in the New York Times
May 2010

Ibis Board member Carmen Barroso response to NYT editorial

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...
March 2010

Cochrane Review updates previous review of EC research

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...

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