Stories from around the Network

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled to recognize abortion as a human right in a case centered around Beatriz, a young woman in El Salvador whose pregnancy threatened her health and life.

Despite immense challenges to our work by anti-rights extremists in the past year, we’ve stood resolute in our commitment to fight for everyone’s right to determine their own future. The stories here showcase some of our most impactful work in recent years, including our 2024 initiatives.

To meet the need for reproductive health care among migrants in Mexico, Ipas and partners created the first-ever Spanish-language chatbot especially for migrants.

Abortion has been legally accessible in India for over five decades. However, there has never been a large-scale survey that goes beyond legal frameworks to explore public opinion and attitudes toward abortion.

Aditya aka Dhito Raditya, a 20-year-old law student from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, is passionate about peer mentorship and volunteering. His dedication to making a difference is fueled by the goal of ending child marriage and school dropout in his region.

Khusbu Poudel, Ipas Nepal’s program coordinator for climate justice, gender, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, didn’t fully grasp the extent to which women’s and girls’ bodily autonomy is affected during climate crises until she joined Ipas two years ago.

In the heart of Kenya, from the bustling urban center of Kiambu to the rural landscapes of Kakamega, a quiet revolution in the delivery of medical abortion services is taking place through the Medical Abortion Self Use (MASU) project.

Sexual violence is a cross-border crisis that deeply impacts the lives of women and girls in Latin America. Bolivia faces one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the region.