News & Announcements

April 2019 | Statement

Tennessee research study finds criminalizing care has negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of substance using women

In 2014, a bill (S.B. 1391) was passed that allowed the state of Tennessee to arrest pregnant women for the illegal use of narcotics during pregnancy if the child was born exposed to or harmed by the drug. Those arrested and charged under the Fetal Assault Law faced a penalty of up to fifteen years...

April 2019 | Statement

Celebrating International Day for Maternal Health and Rights

Ibis stands with our partners around the world in recognition of International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. We remain steadfast in our commitment to advance sexual and reproductive autonomy, choices, and health through bold, rigorous research and principled partnerships with advocates,...

February 2019 | Statement

Ibis responds to administration's sweeping changes to Title X

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, Kelly Blanchard, President of Ibis Reproductive Health, released the statement below about the current administration’s sweeping changes to Title X. “On Friday, the Trump administration continued its attacks on people’s—and especially women...

February 2019 | Statement

New study shows use of medication abortion rebounded in Texas after FDA label change

A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study shows that use of medication abortion, also known as “the abortion pill,” bounced back in Texas after a March 2016 label change by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The label change impacted the use of mifepristone, one of the...

January 2019 | Statement

Ibis responds to New York's new law to protect and expand reproductive health and rights

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, Kelly Blanchard, President of Ibis Reproductive Health, released the statement below about New York’s new law to protect and expand reproductive health and rights, throughout pregnancy. “ New York state law now permits abortions to be ‘performed by...

January 2019 | Statement

Ibis recognizes the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, Kelly Blanchard, President of Ibis Reproductive Health, released the statement below about the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. “Forty-six years after the Supreme Court recognized that laws prohibiting abortion violated a woman’s constitutional...

November 2018 | Statement

Ibis launches five-year strategic plan and new mission

Over the last 16 years, research from Ibis Reproductive Health has informed policy and practice change and paved the way for innovation in service delivery for abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care. We're proud of our accomplishments (view our "16 highlights from Ibis Reproductive...

October 2018 | Statement

Ibis responds to the Senate’s confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, Kelly Blanchard, President, released the statement below in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. “Like many others across the country, I watched Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation...

September 2018 | Statement

My Body, My Choice Day of Action

Ibis was proud to be a partner of the #MyBodyMyChoice campaign in South Africa, led by Global Health Strategies . The campaign aims to draw attention to the key barriers to safe abortion using social and community media channels. The campaign held a day of action and march in Johannesburg on...

August 2018 | Statement

A roadmap for research on self-managed abortion in the United States

Together, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) , Gynuity Health Projects , and Ibis Reproductive Health are proud to release our forward-looking research agenda focused on self-managed and demedicalized abortion in the United States. Media coverage and research data show a...

July 2018 | Statement

Launch of ASQ Initiative to strengthen and standardize abortion service quality measurement

Metrics for Management , Ibis Reproductive Health, and Ipas have joined forces to launch the Abortion Service Quality (ASQ) Initiative. Launched in April 2018, this three-year project will develop, validate, disseminate, and champion the widespread adoption of a common measure of abortion service...

July 2018 | Statement

New research shows abortions with support of non-medically trained counselors could offer safe alternative for women in legally-restrictive contexts

A new study published by Ibis in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health shows that a safe-abortion hotline staffed by trained abortion counselors can help women who are more than 12 weeks pregnant to safely self-manage medication abortion. Results suggest that this model has the potential to be as...

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