News & Announcements

November 2024 | Statement

Ibis responds to the threats of a second Trump administration and affirms commitment to reproductive justice and access to essential health care

Cambridge, MA, November 6, 2024 – Yesterday, the United States elected Donald Trump as its 47th president, a candidate whose platform undermines Americans’ fundamental rights to bodily autonomy and presents a grave threat to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care access...

October 2024 | Statement

Ibis commends the Biden-Harris proposed rule on contraceptive access and affordability

Cambridge, MA, October 21, 2024–The Biden-Harris Administration has made significant progress on their commitment to expanding access to affordable contraception by proposing a new federal rule that would expand access to birth control under the Affordable Care Act by covering over-the-...

September 2024 | Statement

Ibis celebrates International Safe Abortion Day 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 September, 2024— Ibis Reproductive Health , with support from Ipas Africa Southern Region , Amaze.org , Accountability International , Sonke Gender Justice , the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC) , the mmoho campaign , SECTION27 , together with...

June 2024 | Statement

Ibis responds to Supreme Court's dismissal of Idaho v. United States

Cambridge, MA, June 27, 2024 –Today, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States , lifting a stay it had previously placed on a federal district court order, which will allow pregnant people in Idaho to receive...

June 2024 | Statement

Ibis responds to Supreme Court decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Cambridge, MA, June 13, 2024 –Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released a unanimous opinion for the case Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine , ruling that the opinions of the plaintiffs—a group of anti-abortion physicians—do not give them...

June 2024 | Statement

Euki launches as a dedicated, independent 501(c)3 nonprofit tech organization

We’re excited to announce that Euki app, the privacy-first, comprehensive, and customizable period tracking app developed using research from Ibis Reproductive Health, has a new home: a dedicated, independent 501(c)3 nonprofit tech organization, also called Euki . In 2017, amid increasing...

March 2024 | Statement

Ibis responds to Supreme Court oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Cambridge, MA, March 26, 2024 – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for the case Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine . If the Supreme Court upholds the ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, this case could lead to...

March 2024 | Statement

Ibis celebrates Opill’s launch and highlights need for equitable access

March 4, 2024 – Today, in a historic step forward for reproductive health, Perrigo announced that the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill in the United States, a progestin-only birth control pill (POP) called Opill, is now available for pre-order from select online retailers...

August 2023 | Statement

Dr. Caitlin Gerdts receives Society of Family Planning’s 2023 lifetime achievement award

August 22, 2023 – Today, the Society of Family Planning announced that Ibis’s Vice President for Research, Dr. Caitlin Gerdts , has received their 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award , which honors individuals who have dedicated their careers to advancing the science of abortion and...

July 2023 | Statement

FDA approves the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States

July 13, 2023 - Today, in a historic move for reproductive health that could transform contraception access, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill (POP), for over-the-counter (OTC) use. After a comprehensive review of the data and a...

June 2023 | Statement

Biden issues executive order on improving access to contraception

June 26, 2023 – Last Friday, the Biden Administration issued an executive order on “Strengthening Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Services” . The executive order includes an explicit directive to the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor and HHS...

June 2023 | Statement

One year after Dobbs, Ibis remains committed to expanding abortion access

Cambridge, MA, June 23, 2023 – On June 24, 2022, The US Supreme Court released a final decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , which eliminated constitutional protections of the right to abortion care established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. While the protections granted...

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