News & Announcements

April 2008

Ibis co-presents screenings of <em>Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman</em>

April 17, 2008 – Ibis, along with many other Boston-area women’s organizations, will co-present screenings of Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman on April 17, 18, and 19 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Directed by Jennifer Fox, Flying is a six-part, six-hour documentary about the...
March 2008

2008-2010 Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellows announced!

March 15, 2008 – We are pleased to announce the 2008-2010 Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellows in Abortion and Reproductive Health. Ellertson Fellows participate in a two-year postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship. We selected five fellows for the third...
January 2008

Op-Ed discusses the challenges facing the pro-choice movement

January 21, 2008 – On the 35th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, Ibis board member Frances Kissling and former NARAL president Kate Michelman discuss the challenges facing the pro-choice movement in the Los Angeles Times...
December 2007

Ibis celebrates its 5th anniversary

December 5, 2007 – Ibis Reproductive Health held its 5th anniversary fundraising event at the Radcliffe Gymnasium in Cambridge, MA. Guests enjoyed food and beverages donated by many local and community-minded businesses. In addition, Ibis staff members made the desserts, including the three-...
December 2007

Ibis recommends documentary film Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque

December 20, 2007 – Ibis recommends Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque , a documentary film about the events that unfolded when abstinence-only education was introduced in New Mexico’s public schools. Through interviews with national experts, state public health officials, parents, and...
October 2007

Beth Fredrick responds to new research on worldwide abortion rates

October 13, 2007 – The Lancet published a comment by Ibis board member Beth Fredrick written in response to new research on worldwide abortion rates and trends from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization published in the same issue. In her piece, Ms. Fredrick argues that...
September 2007

Ibis awarded grant to study abortion self-induction

September 5, 2007 – Ibis was awarded a grant from the Society of Family Planning to study women’s experiences with abortion self-induction in San Francisco, Boston, and New York City. The study will use a mixed-methods approach to better understand this phenomenon, as well as to...
September 2007

Ibis research cited in the Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007

September 27, 2007 – Research conducted by Ibis staff is cited in the Emergency Contraception (EC) Education Act of 2007 , sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Recognizing that EC can be a safe and effective means of preventing unintended pregnancy, but that EC use and awareness are low...

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