News & Announcements

August 2006

FDA approves Plan B over-the-counter emergency contraception for women 18 and older

August 25, 2006 – Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Plan B emergency contraception, which is taken after unprotected sex to avoid an unintended pregnancy, has been approved for over-the-counter use by women 18 years and older. Although the age restriction...

May 2006

New study by Ibis, NAF, and AAP shows abortion-care education is deficient in US health professional training

May 9, 2006 – Advanced practice clinicians (APCs)—nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives—play an increasingly important role in the delivery of a range of health services in the United States, yet many of the programs that train these health...

July 2005

Studies of EC web sites demonstrate stark need for online reproductive health information

July 18, 2005—Analyses of use of both the emergency contraception (EC) Web site— NOT-2-LATE.com — and its Arabic-language version demonstrate that women need more information about contraception and other reproductive health issues, according to two articles published in...

May 2005

Survey of emergency departments shows that 42% of non-Catholic hospitals and 55% of Catholic hospitals would not dispense EC

May 4, 2005 (WASHINGTON, DC) – A national survey of hospital emergency rooms shows that staff at 42% of non-Catholic hospitals and 55% of Catholic hospitals said they do not dispense emergency contraception (EC) for any reason, including sexual assault. The study will appear as an early...

February 2005

<em>Defending Justice: An Activist Resource Kit</em>, published by PRA now available

February 25, 2005 – Rachel Roth of Ibis collaborated with Palak Shah of PRA on a chapter about the intersection of reproductive rights and criminal justice policies in the U.S. A fact sheet about women in the criminal justice and prison systems is also available. Visit www.defendingjustice...

January 2005

CRR files lawsuit challenging FDA's ongoing denial of OTC status for Plan B

January 4, 2005 – The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York on behalf of several individual plaintiffs challenging the FDA's ongoing denial of OTC status for Plan B. The lawsuit seeks an injunction ordering the FDA to approve the OTC switch for women of...

January 2005

Ibis Reproductive Health names Kelly Blanchard as President

January 3, 2005 – Dr. Chris Elias, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ibis Reproductive Health, has announced the appointment of Kelly Blanchard as the group’s new President. She succeeds the late Charlotte Ellertson, who established Ibis in 2002 “to improve women’s...

March 2004 | Statement

Announcement of Charlotte Ellertson’s death

We announce with much sadness that on March 21, 2004, Charlotte Ellertson, Ibis’s founder and president died after a year-long battle with breast cancer. Charlotte was a wonderful friend, mentor, and colleague. Her energy and enthusiasm for our work was infectious and she inspired us with her...

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