The IPPF Secretariat is embarking on a journey to develop a system that will enable it to become fully accountable and responsive to Member Associations and would like to invite you to have a say in how the system will work. IPPF is setting up a task force to design an innovative mechanism to assess the […]
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Roe v Wade – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Background information Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is a pending U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi state law that banned abortion operations after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Lower courts had ruled in preliminary injunctions to prevent enforcement of the law on the basis that the law violated the holding of women’s rights in Planned Parenthood […]
Roe v Wade Overturned – What does it mean?
The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in the biggest blow to women’s health and rights in recent US history, removing 50 years of constitutional protection for abortion across America, meaning individual states will now decide the legality of abortion within their jurisdiction. Twenty-six states, including Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Georgia, are now poised to […]
IPPF working in Humanitarian areas
Humanitarian Programme Responses to Protracted Crises IPPF’s humanitarian section is responsible for coordinating responses to emergencies. It does this in partnership with the various regions where the crisis are happening. A coordinated, federation wide approach to humanitarian relief is essential in providing support quickly and efficiently to those in need. Our role here is critical […]
Statement by Alvaro
Standing Up for Roe v Wade (For Arabic, French and Spanish translation, use the translation tool above) Dear IPPF, By now you would have seen the leak from the United States on the Supreme Court’s majority opinion with regards to Roe v Wade. While this judgment is unprecedented and catastrophic, we must remember that this is a draft opinion and […]
Strategy 2028 Survey 1
Round 1 Consultation Feedback Thank you to everyone who participated in Round 1 of the Strategy 2028 consultation. There was a lot of input received, which has gone into producing draft 2. In total, 282 people from all corners of the Federation joined the two zoom consultations. We receved loads of detailed input forms, and […]
Abortion Care Guidelines
WHO Release New Abortion Care Guidelines Dear colleagues, The World Health Organization has recently launched their new Abortion Care Guideline (2022). This is an updated consolidated guideline, which replaces all previous guidelines and related products. “These guidelines represent the latest, evidence-based best practice in abortion care. They provide essential recommendations to guide and support health systems, […]
How IPPF is supporting the Ukraine Refugee Crisis
Dear Colleagues As the war enters its second month in Ukraine, almost 10 million people in the country have been displaced. With over 6 million internally displaced persons and more than 3 million who have crossed international borders into other countries – making it the largest refugee crisis Europe has seen since the second World […]
First-ever country-level estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion
The Guttmacher Institute, the World Health Organization, and the UN’s Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) today released the first-ever model-based estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion rates for 150 countries, highlighting major disparities in access to sexual and reproductive health care. The study, published in BMJ Global Health, analyzes rates from 2015 to 2019, with the aim of providing […]
IPPF Africa Regional Director visits Niger
Watch a short video of the recent IPPF Africa Regional Director’s mission to Niger, November 2021.