News & Announcements

February 2011

New research sheds light on the use of over-the-counter birth control pills

February 22, 2011 — Women who obtain oral contraceptives over the counter in Mexico are likely to stay on the birth control pill longer than those who obtain pills by prescription at US clinics, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas campuses, Ibis Reproductive...
January 2011

Ibis urges contraception inclusion as part of preventive health care

January 23, 2011 – In a letter to the Surgeon General , Ibis urged contraception inclusion as part of preventive health care in the US National Prevention Strategy. The letter asserted that access to contraception would help to “reduce unintended pregnancy and improve the lives of women...
December 2010

New study investigates women's reasons for self-induction

December 2, 2010 - Barriers to accessing clinical services and a preference for abortion self-induction were among the factors that contributed to women’s decisions to try to induce an abortion on their own, according to “ Self-induction of abortion among women in the United States ,...
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...

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